Warren Storm, a beloved drummer and vocalist who was among the pioneering musicians who defined the swamp pop genre of the 1950s, died on September 7 at age 84. Storm had been hospitalized since ...

Sometimes it's called "swamp pop": a slippery and soulful sound that slid between the cracks of country, R&B, zydeco, Cajun folk music, and earliest rock and roll. Biracial music from a segregated era ...

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 the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Swamp pop musician ...

At 29, Ryan Foret is decades younger than many of his fellow swamp-pop musicians. “Not many younger guys play this type of music,” the Westwego-based leader of Foret Tradition said last week. Foret ...

Tommy McLain is enjoying the attention. Ever since his new album, “I Ran Down Every Dream,” was announced in April, the 82-year-old Louisiana musician has been fielding interviews with both local and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Head to southern Louisiana with filmmaker Matthew Wilkinson to soak up one of the country's best-kept musical secrets: Lil' Band o' Gold, a group of seasoned musicians who churn out an eclectic blend ...

Viewpark has teamed with Louisiana-based production company Back Porch Movies to develop and finance “In a Good Place Now,” a feature film based on the life of musician Warren Storm. Storm, who died ...

Touching musical tributes, dancing and a fierce cooking competition Saturday were all part of the return of the Swamp Pop Festival, a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. After last year's ...