C. C. Adcock
Encyclopedia
C. C. Adcock is a rock and roll
musician
, noted for his cajun
, zydeco
, electric blues
and swamp pop
-influenced sound, and for his efforts to preserve and promote swamp pop music. Adcock also has produced albums for performers such as Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
and Doyle Bramhall
.
two solo
album
s, the self-titled C. C. Adcock (produced by Tarka Cordell
), issued in 1994 on the Island
label
, and reissued in 2000 on the Evangeline label, under the title House Rocker; and Lafayette Marquis, issued in 2004 on the Yep Roc label.
Adcock has made guest appearances on other artists' albums, including several by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Red Letter Year by Ani DiFranco
, and several by Bramhall.
Adcock recorded a song for the soundtrack of the HBO series True Blood
, titled "Bleed 2 Feed," and has also appeared on the series with his band.
Lil' Band o' Gold, which, in addition to Adcock, consists of swamp pop pioneer Warren Storm
on drum
s, accordion
ist Steve Riley
, Richard Comeaux of River Road
and pianist
David Egan. Adcock also has performed frequently with Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal's Cowboy Stew Blues Revue, based in Lafayette.
In March 2009, a documentary
co-produced by Adcock, Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey, looked at life on the road with Lil' Band o' Gold. The film made its premiere at the South by Southwest
(SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas
.
In March 2010, the second Lil' Band O' Gold album, The Promised Land, was released on the Dust Devil Music label, during the band's inaugural Australian tour.
In May 2011, a remastered version of The Promised Land was released by Room 609 Records.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, noted for his cajun
Cajun music
Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin...
, zydeco
Zydeco
Zydeco is a form of uniquely American roots or folk music. It evolved in southwest Louisiana in the early 19th century from forms of "la la" Creole music...
, electric blues
Electric blues
Electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished by the amplification of the guitar, bass guitar, drums, and often the harmonica. Pioneered in the 1930s, it emerged as a genre in Chicago in the 1940s. It was taken up in many areas of America leading to the development of regional subgenres...
and swamp pop
Swamp pop
Swamp rock is a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of southeast Texas. Created in the 1950s and early 1960s by teenaged Cajuns and black Creoles, it combines New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and traditional French...
-influenced sound, and for his efforts to preserve and promote swamp pop music. Adcock also has produced albums for performers such as Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are a Grammy Award-nominated Cajun band from southern Louisiana. The band formed in 1988 and has since recorded 10 albums, nine of which are on Rounder Records....
and Doyle Bramhall
Doyle Bramhall
Doyle Bramhall was an American singer-songwriter and drummer, closely associated with the music of Austin.-Biography:...
.
Recording history
Adcock has recordedSound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
two solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, the self-titled C. C. Adcock (produced by Tarka Cordell
Tarka Cordell
Tarka Cordell was a British musician, writer, record producer, and sometime model.The son of record producer Denny Cordell, Cordell was born in London, and was educated at Harrow School...
), issued in 1994 on the Island
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, and reissued in 2000 on the Evangeline label, under the title House Rocker; and Lafayette Marquis, issued in 2004 on the Yep Roc label.
Adcock has made guest appearances on other artists' albums, including several by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Red Letter Year by Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.-Biography:...
, and several by Bramhall.
Adcock recorded a song for the soundtrack of the HBO series True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
, titled "Bleed 2 Feed," and has also appeared on the series with his band.
Lil' Band o' Gold
He has performed and recorded with the south Louisiana supergroupSupergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Lil' Band o' Gold, which, in addition to Adcock, consists of swamp pop pioneer Warren Storm
Warren Storm
A talented drummer and vocalist, Warren Storm is a pioneer of the musical genre known as swamp pop, a combination of rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun music and black Creole music.-Background and career:...
on drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
ist Steve Riley
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys are a Grammy Award-nominated Cajun band from southern Louisiana. The band formed in 1988 and has since recorded 10 albums, nine of which are on Rounder Records....
, Richard Comeaux of River Road
River Road (band)
-Track listing:#"Wishful Thinking" – 3:15#"Somebody Will" – 2:40#"She Gets to Me" – 3:32#"Nickajack" – 2:51...
and pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
David Egan. Adcock also has performed frequently with Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal's Cowboy Stew Blues Revue, based in Lafayette.
In March 2009, a documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
co-produced by Adcock, Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey, looked at life on the road with Lil' Band o' Gold. The film made its premiere at the South by Southwest
South by Southwest
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(SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
.
In March 2010, the second Lil' Band O' Gold album, The Promised Land, was released on the Dust Devil Music label, during the band's inaugural Australian tour.
In May 2011, a remastered version of The Promised Land was released by Room 609 Records.
Additional reading
- Shane K. Bernard, Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1996).