Artist: Rod Bernard
Title Of Album: Swamp Rock 'N' Roller
Year Of Release: 1994
Country: USA
Label: Ace Records Ltd. CDCHD 488
Genre: Swamp Pop, Country, Rock 'n' Roll
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
Total Time: 1 h 09 min 31 sec
Total Size: 151 Mb (+3%) | Front/Back

This collection is an excellent introduction to Swamp Pop, a music from Louisiana that fused New Orleans R&B with Cajun and Country styles to produce an emotionally charged mix.

Bernard was born on August 12, 1940, in Opelousas, Louisiana. His parents were French-speaking Cajuns from working-class backgrounds, and as a child he imbibed the traditional Cajun French music performed in his grandfather's dancehall, the Courtableu Inn, located in nearby Port Barre, Louisiana. There he heard the music of noted Cajun musicians Aldus Roger, Papa Cairo, and Jimmy C. Newman, as well as zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, all of whom would exert a strong influence on Bernard's music.

Tracklist:

01. Pardon Mr. Gordon (2:11)
02. Recorded in England (2:25)
03. Memphis (2:41)
04. Gimme Back My Cadillac (2:13)
05. Who's Gonna Rock My Baby (2:13)
06. Forgive (2:53)
07. My Old Mother in Law (2:08)
08. I Might as Well (2:44)
09. Boss Man's Son (2:40)
10. Fais Do Do (1:45)
11. Loneliness (2:43)
12. Colinda (2:31)
13. I Want Somebody (2:58)
14. Diggy Liggy Lo (2:30)
15. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1:41)
16. The Prisoner's Song (2:36)
17. Thirty Days (3:10)
18. That's Alright Mama (2:13)
19. Lover's Blues (2:51)
20. Maybellene (2:40)
21. Midnight Special (2:30)
22. My Babe (2:19)
23. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (1:51)
24. Big Mamou (2:08)
25. New Orleans Jail (2:07)
26. Give Me Love (2:44)
27. Shake Rattle and Roll (3:21)
28. This Should Go on Forever (2:45)

Compilation and archive research by John Broven. (1958 - 1994)