VA - Swamp Pop By The Bayou: Lets Get Together Tonight (2017)

The variant of rock’n’roll that emanated from the Gulf Coast of South Louisiana and South East Texas in the 1950s-60s is as evocative of the area as chicken gumbo, crawfish étouffée and red beans and rice. The youthful Cajuns of the period threw themselves into r’n’r like teenagers across the globe, but had additional influences, not just the hillbilly and blues that created rockabilly, but the ethnic music of their parents and, most telling, the R&B sounds carried over the airwaves from New Orleans. In time, largely through the writings of Englishman John Broven, the music they created would become known as swamp pop, and the town of Ville Platte would claim the title of Swamp Pop Capital Of The World, host a Hall Of Fame dedicated to the genre and, each Mardi Gras, hold a reunion of swamp pop performers which culminates in a concert at the town’s civic centre.

Track List:

01. Rocket Morgan - What Ya' Gonna Do (2:10)
02. Hal Young, Jay Randall & The Electras - I'll Be Coming Home To You (2:39)
03. Gene Terry & His Down Beats - Never Let Her Go (2:26)
04. Warren Storm - Jailhouse Blues (2:33)
05. Robert Owens & The Owens Singers - I'm Too Tired To Rock (2:21)
06. Rod Bernard - Play A Song For My Baby (2:04)
07. Chuck Hillier - Do You Take Me For A Fool (2:47)
08. Warren Storm - I've Got My Heart In My Hand (2:20)
09. Texas Guitar Slim & Johnny Winter - Crazie Babie (2:06)
10. Rocket Morgan - I Know It's A Sin (2:02)
11. Charlotte Hunter - Now Is The Time (2:19)
12. Jay Randall & The Electras - Walking Alone (2:25)
13. Hal Young, Jay Randall & The Electras - I'm Falling For You Darling (2:43)
14. Rocket Morgan - This Life I Live (2:38)
15. Warren Storm - If You Don't Want Me (2:51)
16. The Dreamers & Sidney Ester - Let Me Walk With You (1:59)
17. Rod Bernard - Let's Get Together Tonight (1:56)
18. Ken Lindsey - I Got Loaded (2:19)
19. Charles Page & Rockin' Jake - Searching For Love (2:47)
20. Gabe Dean - Where Should I Go (2:23)
21. Merton Thibadeaux - The Snake (2:45)
22. Jivin' Gene - Go On, Go On (2:15)
23. Amery Lynn - Want To Go Home (2:29)
24. Doug Ardoin & The Boogie Kings - Love Lost (2:41)
25. Everett Daigle & The Tune Tones - Lonely Street (2:32)
26. Vince Anthony & The Blue Notes - Lucy Lou (2:34)
27. Rocket Morgan - It's Too Late (2:11)
28. Warren Storm - Thank You So Much (2:10)