The Swamp Mix

16/02/2024

🎶Next up, on our playlist of Black and Creole Louisiana Musicians the remarkable Rosie Ledet from Church Point, LA. Rosie mastered learning the acoordion and bringing a female presence in the male-dominated zydeco world have left a lasting mark on zydeco history. Her outstanding talent was rightfully recognized with 2006 Best Zydeco Artist award from The New Orleans Big Easy Award, among other well deserved awards. Rosie's music and groundbreaking achievements continues to ring throughout our radios. 🪗

13/02/2024

Jamie Bergeron will be in Lake Charles tonight !

13/02/2024

31 years ago today, on February 12, 1993, Toby Keith released his debut single, “Should’ve Been A Cowboy.”

Toby Keith was inspired to write his now-signature hit during a hunting trip to Dodge City, Kansas. According to Toby, he and his friends found themselves watching as a fellow hunter mustered up the courage to ask a cowgirl to dance. She ultimately rejected him, choosing instead to dance with a handsome young cowboy who invited her on the dance floor. This prompted one of Keith’s friends to exclaim “John, you should’ve been a cowboy.”

The simplicity of that single line sparked immediate inspiration for a song in Keith’s mind.

“So I thought, ‘I’m going to write that.’ I took my guitar, sat on the side of the motel tub, and shut the door so no one could hear me,” Keith recalled.

And just like that, in a mere 20 minutes, Toby Keith wrote one of his most significant hit songs. Toby included it on a demo tape that numerous record labels rejected before Mercury Records finally gave the singer a chance.

“Should’ve Been A Cowboy” quickly rose in popularity, becoming one of the most played country songs of the ’90s and launched Toby’s career. The song became his first No. 1 hit and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

Watch Toby Keith perform “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” during one of his last public appearances HERE: https://go.countryrebel.com/Toby-Surprise-Appearance

13/02/2024

6 Years Ago Today

Celebrate Daryle with us tomorrow night!

https://www.outhousetickets.com/Event/23148-6th_Annual_Daryle_Singletary_KEEPIN_IT_COUNTRY_JAM/?fbclid=IwAR0tGQ9fAPnSF2pQ4Znx9k7rnfod12T9JaUrNJ6kvg8pcCndtAWyz1MbOqQ_aem_Abo7CdHpaRtQHUKEhqBJo7OYFBm8Ivy6U2685vhh3_gbRLjcCHPRTLR3nxcVIG8vH7s

09/02/2024

Please be safe this Mardi Gras !

More than 35 bands are playing live in this season. From Eunice Main Street dances with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys to the Lakeview Park boucherie and afterparties with Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners, the Eunice Cajun Mardi Gras Festival is bursting with Cajun and Zydeco favorites. You'll also be able to catch Keith Frank and The Soileau Zydeco Band on the Opelousas Courthouse Square after the Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Parade. You can also catch Tommy G & Stormy Weather playing live at Toby's Lounge & Reception Center. See these performances and so many more below!

09/02/2024

06/02/2024

Happy Birthday, Geno ! This was taking at the Hot Sauce festival in New Iberia Louisiana about 7 years ago when I was really big into the zydeco scene playing the rubboard with Amy Nicole And Zydeco Soul !

19/01/2024

Johnny Cash Once Demanded that Kris Kristofferson, who was a janitor at the time for Columbia Records, Be allowed to sit in on one of his recording sessions. And it all started with Kristofferson being banned from Johnny’s recording sessions…Kris in his own words.
Kristofferson: “I almost got fired one time because a couple of songwriters crashed the session, and they were trying to pitch him a gospel album. And for some reason the woman who was the secretary to the producer blamed me for letting them in there and tried to get me fired.
And so the next night my boss came down and said “I don’t think you should go to John’s session tonight,” which was heartbreaking for me because I lived for those recording sessions….But I understood it.”
Johnny was not happy to hear that Kris wouldn’t be sitting in on the recording session.
Kristofferson: “I hid down in the vault of the recording studio and was erasing tapes down there or doing some kind of busy work, and John appeared down there in the basement.
He said “I understand you’re not coming to the session.”
I said “No, I’ve got a lot of work to do down here, I can’t.
He said “Well I just wanted to tell you I’m not gonna record until you come up there.
So I had to go up there and sit on the floor.
Kristofferson: “And here I was, the janitor, and I’m sitting on the floor and this woman who tried to get me fired was watching me and the whole session. It was the most uncomfortable I’ve ever been in my life.
But I thought it was the measure of the man. He always stood up for the underdog….And that’s something I’ve tried to live up to. He’s been a good example.”
Kristofferson said this whole experience was an example of who Johnny Cash really was.

11/01/2024

This weekend you can enjoy zydeco, R&B, variety or Cajun music in . You can bring your instrument and jam out with Gerard Delafose at the Zydeco Capital Jam here at the visitor center or enjoy the sultry cool vibes of Jarvis & the Gents at Club Suga’s .

See these performances and more below.

09/01/2024

Our future !

09/01/2024

Veteran accordionist Gerard Delafose hosts the monthly Zydeco Capital Jam from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 13 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center, I-49 exit 23, in Opelousas. Delafose was originally scheduled to lead the December jam but had a scheduling conflict.

Leader of the Zydeco Gators band, Gerard is a member of one of the first families of zydeco and Creole music. He’s the grandson of the late legend John Delafose and nephew of popular performer, Geno Delafose.

Gerard has been on stage since the age of 4, as a musician in his grandfather’s band. He sharpened his skills with his uncle Geno and played international gigs, stretching from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival to Blues to Bop in Switzerland.

In 2007, Delafose formed the Zydeco Gators, a band that performs more than 100 shows a year. Some of the band’s 2023 gigs include the Long Beach (Ca.) Crawfish Festival, House of Blues New Orleans and “Swamp ‘N’ Roll” on KDCG-TV.

Delafose released his debut album, “Can’t Make You Love Me,” in 2017.

08/01/2024

Went checked out Rusty Metoyer and the Zydeco Krush this past weekend and they were killing it !

Go check them out if you’re in the area !

08/01/2024

Join us tonight and every 1st Thursday of ‘24 for Country Night at Blue Martini inside of Golden Nugget LC Johnny Jimenez Band

08/01/2024

Hey fans! Get ready to kick off 2024 with our amazing music lineup! Mark your calendars, save those dates, and join us for live entertainment and fun. We can't wait to see you there! 🎶🗓️