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Many of the tracks have been culled from Rounder’s vast catalog of southern Louisiana music and the title track, which leads off the set, is a new song written specifically for Swamp People® by vocalist Steel Bill, aka Billy Joe Tharpe, a native of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, who could best be described as a country rapper. Set for release on May 21, Swamp People®, which serves as an ideal companion piece to the Cajun-flavored series, features the music of the Neville Brothers, Tony Joe White, Buckwheat Zydeco, Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone, Hank Williams, Beausoleil with Michael Doucet and several others. Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, has partnered with HISTORY® to celebrate that legacy with Swamp People®, a 13-song compilation that showcases the music of current and past masters whose styles and sensibilities are rooted in this region. In the 21 st century, the region boasts not only a flavorful cuisine, distinctive music and a vastly vibrant culture, but also a deep and reverent appreciation for the land that continues to provide these people with refuge and a way of life. Its inhabitants – the Cajuns and their “Swamp People” brethren – are part of a unique tradition that dates back some three centuries to the immigration of Acadian refugees.
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The storied back country of southern Louisiana is a place of rich history and fascinating cultural lineage.
#Swamp song country series#
Through Concord Music Group, in partnership with HISTORY®, captures the spirit of the top-rated series of the same name Collection from the heart of alligator country features the Neville Brothers, Hank Williams, Jerry Reed, Tony Joe White, Buckwheat Zydeco, Zachary Richard, Bobby Charles and introducing Steel Billġ3-song set, due out May 21 on Rounder Records