That Swamp-Pop Sound: Rod Bernard & Cajun Rock'n'Roll Part 1

[shrimpcity]

Nice piece. thanks

[CajunRouxGumbo]

Semper Fi to Rod and cpkphil and all you Marines out there. I was in the Corps a bit later but not by much. I cut my teeth on Rod's music along with many more great musicians from south Louisiana and southeast Texas. Live in Vegas now but the best music is still Swamp Pop and Blue-eyed soul.

[moorebob1]

Where is Skip

[cpkphil]

We were in the USMC at the same time!!

[Trying00]

Rod and I worked together in the 60's at KVOL......what a great man

[xj14y]

That's gotta be Jim Olivier doing the voice-over.

Awesome vid. Not enough of it around on the 'net.

Anyone have an archive of the "videos" played on Passe Partout? That would be a kick.

[BrutalDeluxe80]

it is a shame the cajun way of life is disappearing.let me guess,there are no bi-lingual schools in louisiana.

[cajunhornet60]

I am 61...Graduate of Zachary High School in 1965...was so lucky to see most of these famous groups LIVE!!

I love Louisiana

[hydromaintainer01]

thats cool man, did you ever see creedence?

[h2oholt]

I hate to tell you this but creedence was from northern california. The whole band.

[sthugh]

@h2oholt Not only that, but my own feeling is that people are woefully misapplying the label "swamp rock" these days. Cajun music is fine, but it has nothing in common with what we called swamp rock back in the 60-70s. Swamp rock is generally a telecaster driven funked-up merge of rock with country, Poke Salad Annie being the prime example along with Jerry Reed's Amos Moses, or even Suzie Q before them both. Roy Buchanan's version of Haunted House is another fine example.

[considerthesauce]

@sthugh Mate, your are confusing swamp rock and swamp pop. Pigeonholes can be limiting, but in this case they are useful.

[sthugh]

@considerthesauce You may be right. Thanks for the correction.

[gangerollo]

Rod Bernard was of the orig RnRoll. FYI: Go down to Crowley, Louis... J.D. Miller had a studio there. Many completely unknown artists found fleeting fame through Miller's recordings. Ex. Slim Harpo of "Scratch My Back" fame. I don't live in US but next time I go over the pond I will go down to Lousiana and get this music under my skin. That gooood stuff is still there. Viva las Lousiana! Whoaaaa! TCB/Roland

[54spiritedwill54]

great video production.  enjoyed and it's a fine tribute.

[eternallychristen]

My Daddy was the Johnny Wright he refers to in this....I remember Rod Bernard oh so well!!!! My Dad spoke so highly of him throughout my years in growing up. Good job Rod!!!

[realcajunrecipes]

Shane! Wonderful video, thank you. Great book as well.

[riteman3]

thanks for posting this great video production. Very much enjoyed and it's a fine tribute.

[forthorton]

Hey, Shane--thanks for posting this! I really enjoyed your book, too.

[ChadHebert]

thank you for sharing this!