Artists

A brief history… Johnny Janot enjoyed success as a radio deejay in Eunice, LA and Beaumont, TX. He hosted the very popular Cajun Bandstand radio show on KLVI during the 1970’s. He also recorded songs in the country, rockabilly and Cajun genres, many of which are included on this Swallow compilation. Though Johnny Janot enjoyed success

Johnnie Allan “Swamp Pop Legend & Cajun Storyteller” Quick Intro Johnnie Allan—born John Allen Guillot in Rayne, Louisiana (1938)—is affectionately known as the King, Ambassador, and Elder Statesman of swamp pop, the genre he helped define through his soulful fusion of R&B, Cajun, and country influences. In-Depth Profile Raised in a musical family—his mother was

A brief history… Accordionist John Leger from southwest Louisiana is one of the rare and unique individuals in existence who possesses that special “oneness” with an instrument that can only be explained as a God-given gift of music. The Debris Cajun Band was conceived in Creole, Louisiana in 2003 when John Leger, Frank Pickett, Cedric

A brief history… John Delafose was born in the rural community of Duralde, Louisiana, April 16, 1939. Starting on fiddle as a child, Delafose moved to harmonica and eventually accordion, the instrument for which he is best known, leading his zydeco band, the Eunice Playboys. He played local dances in his younger days, but retired

A brief history… In 1986, Joe Warren Cormier appeared on the Cajun radio scene with “Tit Bec Do,” a song he had written and recorded with some of his musician friends. The recording was then picked up by Swallow Records and the song has since become a classic Cajun hit, having been recorded by both