Artists

Creole Junction “Zydeco Funk Trailblazers” Quick Intro Creole Junction is a high-energy Zydeco band led by Gregg Chambers, known for their fusion of traditional Creole rhythms with funk, R&B, and swamp-pop influences. Their debut album, Gregg Chambers & Creole Junction, released on Maison de Soul in 1996, introduced a fresh, danceable sound that quickly earned […]

Country Cajuns “Rural Cajun Revivalists & Dancehall Favorites” Quick Intro The Country Cajuns are a traditional Cajun ensemble celebrated for their authentic, countryside sound and spirited performances. Their album Les Cajuns de la campagne, released on Swallow Records, captures the essence of rural Louisiana dancehalls with accordion-driven melodies, heartfelt vocals, and a tight rhythm section

Cookie & the Cupcakes “Kings of Swamp Pop & Gulf Coast Soul” Quick Intro Cookie & the Cupcakes—formed in Lake Charles, Louisiana—are affectionately celebrated as the quintessential swamp-pop dance band, known for blending Gulf Coast R&B, Creole grooves, and Southern soul into a sound that ignited Louisiana dancehalls from the 1950s onward. In-Depth Profile The

Clint West “Swamp Pop Vocalist & Blue-Eyed Soul Pioneer” Quick Intro Clint West—born Clinton Joseph Guillory in Ville Platte, Louisiana (1938)—was a dynamic vocalist and bandleader who helped shape the sound of swamp pop and blue-eyed soul. A longtime recording artist with Jin Records, West is best remembered for his work with The Boogie Kings

Clifton Chenier & Rod Bernard “Zydeco King Meets Swamp Pop Star in a Historic Jin Records Collaboration” Quick Intro Clifton Chenier & Rod Bernard—two legends from Opelousas, Louisiana—joined forces in 1976 to record Boogie in Black & White, a groundbreaking album released by Jin Records and published by Flat Town Music Co.. The record blended

Clifton Chenier “King of Zydeco & Creole Groove Architect” Quick Intro Clifton Chenier (born June 25, 1925, near Opelousas, Louisiana) transformed Creole dance music into modern zydeco—fusing French-Creole melodies with R&B, blues, and a driving dance beat. While his landmark albums appeared on Arhoolie and Alligator, our Flat Town Music catalog keeps cornerstone Chenier titles

Cleoma’s Ghost “Catskills Cajun Duo Keeping Creole Classics Alive” Quick Intro Cleoma’s Ghost is a traditional Cajun duo from New York’s Catskill Mountains—Buffy Lewis (rhythm guitar, vocals) and Roger Weiss (fiddle, vocals)—named in homage to Cajun trailblazer Cléoma Breaux Falcon. Blending front-porch intimacy with dance-hall drive, they’ve carried Cajun music to weddings, markets, and festivals

Chuck Pollard “Pure Louisiana Honky-Tonk” Quick Intro Chuck Pollard is a Louisiana country/honky-tonk singer best known for his self-titled LP on Jin Records (JIN LP-9011). Though the album is now out of print, it captures a straight-from-the-dancehall mix of barroom shuffles, tear-in-the-beer ballads, and South Louisiana grit that fits squarely within our label family’s tradition.

Charlo “Swamp Pop Songsmith & Cultural Educator” Quick Intro Charlo—born Charles Guilbeau Jr. in Beau Basin, Louisiana—is a respected songwriter, performer, and cultural advocate whose compositions have been recorded by swamp pop legends including Johnnie Allan, Warren Storm, Don Rich, and The Boogie Kings. His work with Jin Records and Flat Town Music has helped

Charles Mann “Swamp Pop Voice of Welsh, Louisiana” Quick Intro Born Charles Louis Domingue in Welsh, Louisiana, Charles Mann is a cornerstone of swamp pop, known for turning “Red Red Wine” into a Gulf Coast heartbreaker and later carrying the sound to the U.K. with a Cajun-flavored “Walk of Life.” He cut his early singles