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Swamp pop pioneer Warren Storm was born in Abbeville, Louisiana on February 18, 1937. After beginning his professional career at age 12 filling in for his father, a drummer in the Cajun band Rayne-Bo Ramblers, he signed on with the country group Larry Brasso's Rhythm-Aires, followed by a stint with the Herb Landry Band. In addition to later fronting his own combo, the We-Wows, Storm became one of the top session drummers in southern Louisiana before making his solo debut in 1958 with the single "The Prisoner's Song"; the record went on to sell a quarter-of-a-million copies, its fusion of R&B, country, Cajun, and Creole sounds pointing the way for the emergence of the south Louisiana swamp pop aesthetic. In 1962 Storm teamed with fellow regional legends <a href="spotify:artist:43BqXck54700EkPfzu1yex">Rod Bernard</a> and Skip Stewart to form the Shondells, and in the decades to follow he released a series of solo singles and LPs including 1977's Boppin' Tonight, 1992's Night After Night, and 1999's Live and in the Studio. In 1980, Storm teamed up with saxophonist <a href="spotify:artist:0J4hhNPKGkF96BvCakh2Ab">Willie Tee</a>, and formed the group Cypress. While that band dissolved four years later, the duo continued collaborating until 1994. Following a stint with the Louisiana supergroup <a href="spotify:artist:03GjxGbrPhZ7WPtI1DK4RZ">Lil Band O' Gold</a> in 1998, Storm and <a href="spotify:artist:0J4hhNPKGkF96BvCakh2Ab">Willie Tee</a> re-formed Cypress in 2004 and released an album in 2008. Warren Storm died of heart failure on September 7, 2021; he was 84 years old. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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