Our guest is singer, pianist and octogenarian Tommy McClain, one of the last standing Louisiana swamp pop singers. He told us how much he enjoyed being on the road, singing for new audiences. Tommy is ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with swamp pop artist Tommy McLain about releasing a new album for the first time in 40 years and what the genre means to... Swamp pop artist Tommy McLain on his new album, "I ...

Louisiana Hall of Fame singer Tom McLain died Thursday morning, on July 24, at 85 years old. McLain was born on March 15, 1940 in Jonesville, Louisiana, and he was one of the swamp pop music genre's ...

Tommy McLain, one of Louisiana's swamp pop pioneers, has died. He started playing at the vanguard of the genre in the 1950s, when Louisiana musicians like Abbeville's Warren Storm and Rayne's Johnnie ...

Louisiana swamp pop artist Tommy McLain’s television debut will air on November 2 on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Prior to his appearance on Corden, the 82-year-old played his first Los ...

Beloved “swamp pop” musician Tommy McLain, whose 1966 hit “Sweet Dreams” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, died Thursday morning at 85. His passing was announced by his family in a social media ...

Local musicians including CC Adcock, Tommy McLain, Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph and Rockin' Dopsie Jr. add a heaping dose of South Louisiana spice to the revamped cult classic "Road House." The reboot, ...