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 ...

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 ...

Playing a blend of rock, R&B and zydeco, he had a hit in 1966 with “Sweet Dreams” and inspired Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and many others. By Clay Risen Tommy McLain, a son of the Louisiana bayou whose ...

Louisiana Hall of Fame singer Tom McLain died Thursday morning, on July 24, at 85 years old. McLain was born on March 15, 1940 in Jonesville, Louisiana, and he was one of the swamp pop music genre's ...

Our guest is singer, pianist and octogenarian Tommy McClain, one of the last standing Louisiana swamp pop singers. He told us how much he enjoyed being on the road, singing for new audiences. Tommy is ...

Floyd Brown, a Louisiana swamp pop and country singer, died at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer, leaving behind ...

Tommy McLain, one of Louisiana's swamp pop pioneers, has died. He started playing at the vanguard of the genre in the 1950s, when Louisiana musicians like Abbeville's Warren Storm and Rayne's Johnnie ...

Floyd Brown might not be a name that every modern country fan knows, but he made his mark on the music world and had a following. Brown died on Tuesday, his family said, after a long battle with ...

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 ...