Remembering the Godfather of Swamp Pop

WARREN STORM.

THE ABBEVIE LLNATIVE DIED YESTERDAY AT 84.AS THREE ON THE STREET EMAN BOYDREPORTS, THOSE WHO KNOW STORMSAY HISMUSIC LEGACY WILL LIVEN.

OLKLV INTRO THE GODFATHER OFSWAMP POP OFTENVISITED KBON HERE IN EUNICE.

ONEOF THE HOSTSEL TLS ME HE WAS ONEOF A KIND.NATS STORM PERFORMING DDTOORTEGO KBON 101.1 FM HOSTSOT: "HE'S SUCH A JOY, HE'S JUSTA BIG KID JUST MAKES YOU LAUGHAND HAY PPABOUT EVERYTHING.

OF COURSE, HEWILL BE TERRIBLY MISSED."SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING HH IGSCHOOL--THE ABBEVILLE NATIVESIGNED A SINGING CONTRACT.

HEALSO WAS A DRUMMER, FIDDLER, ANDACCORDION PLAYER.

HE FORMED AGROUP CALLED THE WANDERERS ANDCREATED SEVERALRECORDS.

NATS ORTEGOINTRODUCING STORM KBON RADIOHOST TODD ORTEGO WORKED WITHSTORM THROUGHOUT HISBROADCASTING CAREER BUT HISFAVORITE MEMORY WITH STORM ISN'TFROM SWAMP N ROLL.

TODD ORTEGOKBON 101.1 FM HOSTSOT: "YEARS AGO WE INTERVIEWEDHIM AND MY CO-HOST AT THE TIMEHAD ASKEDWARREN, IT'S RUMORED THAT YOUDYE YOUR HAIR AND WARREN JT USPUT HIS HEAD DOWN AND SAID OHNO.

HE TIMED IT PERFECTLY ANDLOOKS UP AND SAYS MY WIFEDYES IT FOR ME.

THAT WAS A BIGHEAD IN AND HE'S REPEATED THATSTORY NYMATIMES." NATS OF STORMPERFORMING SINCE STORM'SPASSING--SEVERAL ARTISTS ANDORGANIZATIONS ARESHARING THEIR MEMORIES ON SOCIALDIA.MEORTEGO SAYS HIS IMPACT ON SWAMPPOP WILL CONTIE.NUTODD ORTEGO KBON 101.1 FM HOSTSOT: "JUST WATCHING AND HOW MUCHHE CARED FOR HIS AUDIENCE ANDHOWMUCH HE LOVED HIS CULTURE ANDHOW MUCH HE LOVED WHAT HE DID.HE'S LEFT USTHAT ENTHUSIASM FOR OURPERFORMERS TO KEEP THE STYLE OFMUSIC GOING WHICHMAKES US WHAT WE ARE IN SOUTHLOUISIANA."LKLV OUTRO FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTSFORWARREN STORM ARE PENDING.THREE'S ON THE STREET IN EUNICEEMAN BOYD KATC TV