Rod Bernard

Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard
	Rod Bernard, La Louisianne Studio, Lafayette, La., ca. 1999.
Background information
Birth name	Rodney Ronald Louis Bernard
Born	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.