Swamp Pop is one of Louisiana's unique and popular forms of music. For more than 60 years people have been enjoying this version of rock.

While intertwining classic genres and tunes from legends like Fats Domino, Allan said Swamp Pop music became a sensation in the 1950s.

Unknowns or not, these are healthy servings of classic swamp pop. The set gets in motion with the incomparable Rocket Morgan ballad “Whatcha Gonna Do?” (Morgan of course is best known for the rocker ...

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 ...

Currently recording the second Revelers album in Lafayette (for release next winter), the band will issue “The History of Swamp Pop, Vol. 1,” in 7-inch vinyl and digital formats in July.

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 ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of New Orleans’ favorite alt-weekly newspaper. Have we got an issue for you! Legendary swamp pop musician Tommy McLain says back in the day, when his iconic ...

Beloved “swamp pop” musician Tommy McLain, whose 1966 hit “Sweet Dreams” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, died Thursday morning at 85. His passing was announced by his family in a ...