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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

VILLE PLATTE, La. (WVUE) - The unique blend of rock and roll music known as swamp pop grew popular in the dance halls of south Louisiana and managed to score a few top hits in the 1950s and 1960s.

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.

Van Broussard, the beloved swamp pop singer from Prairieville, died early Tuesday at 83 at his home. For six decades, Broussard’s local and regional performances drew hundreds of devoted fans wherever ...

Swamp pop musician and broadcaster Rod Bernard died Sunday. He was 79 years old. Born to French-speaking Cajun parents, Bernard learned to play guitar, sing and yodel from a young age. By age 10, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I recently went in search of a legendary Cajun soda pop company, I didn’t have to travel far. Who would have guessed Swamp Pop, the pride of Lafayette, Louisiana, would have their world ...