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Leon Sam - The Closest To Clifton Chenier On Accordion

Paul J. Broussard Jr. | Youngsville, Louisiana | 11/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great zydeco disc, Leon Sam when this cd was put out was only 14 years old and his brothers even younger, but when you listen to his accordion playing, he will have you fooled as anyone who has listened to Clifton Chenier, will surely know this young man was a great fan of "The King Of Zydeco". The first song on this cd is a rendition of the song "Le Freak" by Chic and sounds very good!The next couple of songs are waltzs, meaning two-step. There are a couple of songs very similiar to Clif's like "Country Boy" which sounds like Clifton's song " You're My Mule" and if you listen to the music without the vocals, you will think it is Clifton Chenier! That is just how good he is. Leon also put out a cd titled "Leon's Boogie Is Back" which is very difficult to find, but i guarantee that he and his brothers will blow you away in this session. If you are looking for some great zydeco and awesome accordion playing, this is a cd to get!"