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The Revelers, featuring members of the Pine Leaf Boys and the Red Stick Ramblers, qualify as a southwest Louisiana supergroup.
Swamp Pop Curator Sharron Fontenot, said Swamp Pop brings back memories from her childhood. That's why she makes it a point to help preserve the music for future generations.
Johnny Allan is a household name and pioneer in the Swamp Pop industry. He said he's thankful for the Swamp Pop Museum, which helps to preserve the history of a genre of music he helped to create ...
The annual Swamp Pop Music Festival returns Friday, July 15, and Saturday, July 16, to the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, 9039 St. Landry Road, Gonzales.
ROBERT, La. (AP) - From out of the postwar swamps of south Louisiana, there arose a music all its own - a feel-good sound known as "swamp pop." A half century later, this indigenous form of early ...
Southeast Texas has always been a hotbed for the fusion of many different musical styles with influences from all over. While rock, country and hip-hop get the most attention, Swamp Pop might have ...
November 14, 2023 at 4:53 pm PST. Harahan Fats (Goner Records) sounds like a ‘50s swamp-pop record for about five seconds until the voice of King Louie Bankston enters to let you know it’s not ...
Swamp tours, boudin, beer, Zydeco and more in Louisiana ... Zydeco, and Swamp Pop music came to be. Mel Camp will sample her way through Cajun country with some of the best bites in the South.