Rod Bernard

Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard, La Louisianne Studio, Lafayette, La., ca. 1999.
Rod Bernard, La Louisianne Studio, Lafayette, La., ca. 1999.
Background information
Birth nameRodney Ronald Louis Bernard[1]
Born(1940-08-12)August 12, 1940
OriginOpelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 2020(2020-07-12) (aged 79)
New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1958–2020
LabelsCarl, Jin, Argo, Crazy Cajun, La Louisianne, Arbee, CSP, etc.
Formerly ofThe Twisters, The Shondells, Warren Storm

Rod Bernard (August 12, 1940[2] – July 12, 2020)[3] was an American singer who helped to pioneer the musical genre known as "swamp pop", which combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Creole music. He is generally considered one of the foremost musicians of this south Louisiana-east Texas idiom, along with such notables as Bobby Charles, Johnnie Allan, Tommy McLain, and Warren Storm.

  1. ^ "Rodney Ronald Bernard". Dignity Memorial. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 227–228. ISBN 0-85112-939-0. LCCN 92033209. OL 1728908M.
  3. ^ Layne, Mark. "Swamp Pop Star Rod Bernard died Sunday". KVPI-FM. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-26.