The Chris LeBlanc Band played a variety of swamp pop, blues and classic rock Nov. 16 during Gonzales’ Music in the Park.

The Revelers, featuring members of the Pine Leaf Boys and the Red Stick Ramblers, qualify as a southwest Louisiana supergroup. Formed two years ago, the Revelers expand upon the repertoires of both ...

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 ...

He made a splash on The Voice, but Gaspard has been a longtime part of Louisiana's Cajun and swamp pop music scene.

The 12th Ponderosa Stomp features a massive musical lineup encompassing genuine instigators of rock ’n’ roll, soul, blues and swamp pop. The festival runs Thursday through Saturday . Stomp organizers ...

Johnny Allan is a household name and pioneer in the Swamp Pop industry. He said he's thankful for the Swamp Pop Museum, which helps to preserve the history of a genre of music he helped to create.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Louisiana has always been a state that dances to its own beat. That beat might be a jazz brunch in Lake Charles, Cajun dance at a traditional pig roast in Baton Rouge, or swamp pop blasting out a ...

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 ...