Rod Bernard

Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard
	Rod Bernard, La Louisianne Studio, Lafayette, La., ca. 1999.
Background information
Born	Rodney Ronald Louis Bernard; August 12, 1940
Origin	Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	July 12, 2020 (aged 79); New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Swamp pop; Cajun; country; rockabilly;
Occupations	Television Advertising Salesman; Radio Advertising Salesman; Disc Jockey;
Instruments	Rhythm guitar; Vocals;
Years active	1958–2020
Labels	Carl, Jin, Argo, Crazy Cajun, La Louisianne, Arbee, CSP, etc.
Formerly of	The Twisters, The Shondells, Warren Storm

Rod Bernard (August 12, 1940 – July 12, 2020) was an American singer who helped to pioneer the musical genre known as "swamp pop", which combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Creole music. He is generally considered one of the foremost musicians of this south Louisiana-east Texas idiom, along with such notables as Bobby Charles, Johnnie Allan, Tommy McLain, and Warren Storm.