Gulf Coast Girls - Swamp Pop Revisited 1958-1962 CD
Gulf Coast Girls focuses attention is on the female singers who contributed strongly to the Swamp Pop genre during its late 1950s heydey.. With its blend of Cajun music and the lilting feel of New Orleans R&B (as exemplified by many of Fats Domino's hits), thiis music was popular in Louisiana and Texas and their neighbouring states, became a phenomenon that broke into the American charts. Featured artists include Miss LaVell, Berna Dean, Big Martha, Barbara George, Barbara Lynn, Irma Thomas and others. Accompanying booklet includes detailed liner notes.
