Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Song lyrics, vinyl records and decorated jackets hang from the walls as you enter the Louisiana Swamp Pop museum in Ville Platte.

VILLE PLATTE, La. (WAFB) - This unique south Louisiana music had its heyday in the 1950s and ‘60s. And in the city of Ville Platte, they still celebrate their swamp pop music. For 16 years, these ...

Sandy Himel is associate professor and head of government information and the Cajun and Creole Music Collection at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Photo: Doug Dugas/University of Louisiana at ...

Rod Bernard, the Cajun entertainer and broadcaster whose work helped pioneer south Louisiana’s swamp-pop sound, died on July 12, 2020. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, Bernard played guitar, sang and ...

It's the 14th anniversary celebration for the Swamp Pop Museum in Ville Platte. On Friday, music lovers from across Acadiana joined together to celebrate the significance behind the Swamp Pop Museum ...

Swamp pop might well be referred to as South Louisiana’s “other music” as it generally takes a back seat to Cajun and zydeco music. Nevertheless, Swamp pop remains extremely popular with middle-age ...

Warren Storm, Cajun elder from Abbeville, Louisiana, is a drummer, singer, and pioneer of swamp pop, the style that combines R&B, country, Cajun, and Creole music. Storm’s family name is Warren ...

When I recently went in search of a legendary Cajun soda pop company, I didn’t have to travel far. Who would have guessed Swamp Pop, the pride of Lafayette, Louisiana, would have their world ...

VILLE PLATTE, La. (WVUE) - The unique blend of rock and roll music known as swamp pop grew popular in the dance halls of south Louisiana and managed to score a few top hits in the 1950s and 1960s.

Song lyrics, vinyl records and decorated jackets hang from the walls as you enter the Louisiana Swamp Pop museum in Ville Platte. The tunes of some of the genre's biggest stars play in the background ...