Heart of Louisiana: Swamp Pop Reunion
Published: Mar. 8, 2022 at 8:43 PM CST|Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 10:02 PM CST
VILLE PLATTE, La. (WVUE) - What happens when the rock ‘n roll sound of Elvis Presley and the New Orleans rhythm and blues of Fats Domino collide with the Cajun and Zydeco music of Louisiana’s bayous and Cajun prairie? You get a style of dance hall music that exploded across southern Louisiana and eastern Texas that became known as “swamp pop”.
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