From Thibodaux to Fontaineaux: Warren Storm and "Jambalaya"

Louisiana's Warren Storm brings us today's random tune, one you'll recognize as a cover of an old Hank Williams tune with a zydeco flavor. A swamp pop drummer and vocalist, Warren Storm is from Abbeville, Louisiana who learned drums from his father, also a Cajun musician, and he began to perform in a band in the 1950s. Storm's musical tastes and sound was influenced greatly by trips to New Orleans to hear black rhythm and blues artists, and in the mid-50s he formed his own rhythm and blues and pop/rock band. He continued to release swamp pop music throughout the 60s and 70s for several labels, and was a house musician at several Louisiana dance clubs throughout the 80s and 90s. In 2000 he joined an all-star Louisiana band called Lil' Band O' Gold, and in 2010 he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. This song, Jambalaya, can be found on the 1992 various artists compilation Cajun & Zydeco Mardi Gras.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Storm