About this title: Here is the exciting story of swamp pop, a form of Louisiana music more recognized by its practitioners and their hits than by a definition. Drawing on more than fifty interviews with swamp-pop musicians in south Louisiana and southeast Texas, Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues finds the roots of this often overlooked, sometimes derided sister genre of the wildly popular Cajun and zydeco music. In this first book to be devoted entirely to swamp pop, Shane K. Bernard, son of the notable swamp-pop musician Rod Bernard, uncovers the history of this hybrid form invented in the 1950s by ...
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Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780878058761ISBN:0878058761
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780878058761ISBN:0878058761
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Date published: 1996-09-01
ISBN-13:9780878058761ISBN:0878058761
Description: Good. Good Book, withdrawn from the library with usual markings and general wear. 100% Satisfaction before, during and after the sale. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780878058761ISBN:0878058761
Description: Printed for you in the UK, subsequently despatched from our UK premises. 2-5 working days for UK delivery. Same perfect quality binding and paper as BRAND NEW books. A pristine MINT copy, almost untouched. Please note antiquarian titles are quality reprints of original works. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Print on demand title. D elivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, Jackson
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780878058761ISBN:0878058761
Description: Fine. No Jacket. 0878058761 Clean & Bright Pictorial Cover, Minor Corner Bump, No Other Discernable Faults, 264 Clean Bright White Pages. Music of Louisiana was at the heart of rock-and-roll in the 1950s and 1960s. Many swamp-pop favourites were amid jukebox hits of the day. read more
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