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Chanteur et compositeur US né
Rodney Ronald
Louis Bernard, le 12
Août 1940 à Opelousas (Louisiane). Rod Bernard a débuté à l'age de 10 ans avec le groupe "The Twisters" de Mike Genovese. découvert par Floyd Soileau de Jin Records, il enregistre son premier disque
vers 1958 pour Carl Records. Le disque marche et Floyd le revend au label Chess qui le sortira sur Argo. Rod Bernard a enregistré pour Jin (58/59), Mercury (59/60),
Tear Drop (65) et Scepter Records (66), pour revenir chez Jin où il restera jusqu'en 1976.
Rod Bernard est décédé le 12 Juillet 2020.
Swamp pop
musician Rod Bernard was born in Opelousas, Louisiana in the early '40s and made
his professional debut on KSLO Opelousas when he was only ten. Two years later,
Bernard was a deejay at the station, but in 1954, his family moved to Winnie,
Texas. There Bernard became accquainted with the town barber Huey Meaux, who
later became a major producer of Cajun recordings. By the time he was a
teenager, Bernard formed his first band (The Twisters) and cut two records on
Jake Graffagnino's Carl label.
They then recorded King Karl's "This Should Go on Forever" for Floyd Soileau's
Jin label (which eventually licensed the recording to Chicago's Argo label) and
took the records to Huey Meaux — who was now hosting a French music show on KPAC
Port Arthur. Meaux had the song played throughout East Texas and took a copy to
the Big Bopper, who played it at KTRM
Beaumont, Texas. It took seven months, but eventually the record made it to the
Top 20 on the pop charts. Bernard then appeared on Dick Clark's American
Bandstand (where he had to sanitize some of the lyrics for mainstream
audiences) and signed with Mercury Records. After recording over 40 songs for
the label, Bernard watched as only four sides were released. One of them, "One
More Chance," made it to the pop charts as a minor hit.
By 1962, Bernard's Mercury contract had run out. He began working for Hall-Way
Records, where many of his sessions were backed by Johnny and Edgar Winter. He
achieved small success with a rocked up version of the traditional Cajun song "Colinda,"
before Bernard became a deejay and musical director at KVOL , and later a sales
executive at KLFY-TV, both Lafayette stations. He also performed on television
with the Shondells, a group he had co-founded in 1963. In 1965, a compilation of
12 songs he and the Shondells sang on the show were released as Saturday Hop on
the La Louisienne label. The group also released a single, "Our Teenage Love"
for Teardrop. Bernard and Carol Ranchou of La Louisianne founded the Arbee
label. Bernard released several albums throughout the seventies and continued to
work for KLFY-TV for years. In the late '90s, Rod Bernard returned to the
studios and recorded The Louisiana Tradition.
Rod Bernard passed away on July 12, 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Bernard
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Swamp Rock, Cajun, Rock 'n' Roll
LITTLE
BITTY MAMA (1957)
ALL NIGHT
IN JAIL (1958)
THIS SHOULD GO ON FOREVER
(1958)
PARDON MR.
GORDON
(1958)
OUR
TEENAGE LOVE (1965)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 1957 | SP CARL H8OW-2441/2 (US) | Rob BERNARD & The TWISTERS -
Little Bitty Mama
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Linda Gail |
| 1958 | SP CARL 1229/30 (US) | Rob BERNARD with Mike
Genovese & The TWISTERS -
All Night In Jail
/ Set Me Free |
| 10/1958 | SP JIN 45-105 (US) | Rob BERNARD & The TWISTERS -
This Should Go On Forever
/ Pardon, Mr. Gordon
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| 02/1959 | SP ARGO 5327 (US) |
This Should Go On Forever
/ Pardon, Mr. Gordon
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| 06/1959 | SP ARGO 5338 (US) | My Life Is A Mystery / You're On My Mind |
| 09/1959 | SP MERCURY 71507x45 (US) | One More Chance / Shedding Teardrops Over You |
| 01/1960 | SP MERCURY 71592x45 (US) |
Let's Get Together Tonight
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One Of These Days
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| 1960 | SP MERCURY 71654x45 (US) |
Dance Fool Dance
/
Two Young Fools In Love
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| 09/1960 | SP MERCURY 71689 (US) | Just A Memory / Strange Kisses |
| 01/1961 | SP MERCURY 71767 (US) | Lonely Hearts Club / Who Knows |
| 07/1961 | SP MERCURY 71842 (US) | I'm Not Lonely Anymore / Sometime |
| 01/1962 | SP HALL-WAY 45-1902 (US) |
Colinda
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Who's Gonna Rock My Baby
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| 07/1962 | SP HALL-WAY 45-1906 (US) |
Fais Do Do (Fay Doe Doe) / New Orleans Jail |
| 1963 | SP HALL No. 1915 (US) | I Want Somebody / Forgive |
| 02/1963 | SP HALL-WAY S-1806 (US) | Wedding Bells / I Had A Girl |
| 11/1963 | SP HALL No. 1917 (US) | The Clock / Diggy Liggy Lo |
| 04/1964 | SP HALL No. 1919 (US) |
Loneliness
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Bossman's Son
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| 07/1964 | SP HALL No. 1922 (US) |
I Might As Well
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My Older Mother In Law
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| 1964 | SP TEARDROP 3044 (US) |
Our Teenage Love
/ Doing The Oo-Wa Woo |
| 1965 | SP TEARDROP 3052 (US) |
You're The Reason I'm In Love / My Jolie Blon |
| 1965 | SP TEARDROP 3060 (US) | No Money Down / Little Green Man |
| 10/1965 | SP ARBEE A-101 (US) |
Recorded In England / Somebody Wrote That Song for Me |
| 1965 | SP ARBEE A-102 (US) |
Don't Be Angry / Give Me Love, Love, Love |
| 11/1965 | SP TEARDROP 3117 (US) | Recorded In England / This Should Go On Forever |
| 1965 | SP CADET 5327 (US) | Pardon, Mr. Gordon / This Should Go On Forever |
| 1966 ? | SP ARBEE A-103 (US) |
Love Of The Bayou / Don't Pity Me |
| 1966 | SP ARBEE A-104 (US) | Gimme Back My Cadillac / Don't You Think I've Paid Enough |
| 1966 | SP ARBEE A-105 (US) | These Were Our Songs / Just Another Lie |
| 06/1967 | SP SCEPTER SCE-12195 (US) |
These Were Our Songs
/
Recorded In England
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| 1967 | SP JIN Goldie Oldie 1001 (US) |
This Should Go On Forever
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| 1968 ? | SP JIN Goldie Oldie 45-1011 (US) |
Forgive Me / Colinda |
| 1968 ? | SP JIN Goldie Oldie 1020 (US) |
Congratulations To You Darling / Teach Me To Forget |
| 1968 | SP COPRYGHT 2316 (US) | Papa Thibodeaux / Play A Song For My Baby |
| 1968 | SP COPRYGHT 2317 (US) |
(Come On Over) Let's Start A Commotion / In This Small Town |
| 1968 | SP JIN 45-232 (US) | Congratulations To You Darling / You're The Reason In Love |
| 1969 | SP JIN 45-237 (US) |
(I Have A Vow) To Have And Hold / Cajun Honey |
| 1969 | SP JIN 45-240 (US) | New Orleans Jail / Big Mamou |
| 12/1970 | SP SSS INTERNATIONAL SSS-822 (US) | Cajun Interstate / A Tear In My Lady's Eyes |
| 1974 | SP GOLDIES 45 D-2633 (US) | |
| 1974 | SP JIN 45-286 (US) | Teach Me To Forget / Doesn't Take That Too Much To Cry |
| 1975 | SP JIN 45-307 (US) |
Don't You Think I've Paid Enough / Somebody Wrote That Song For Me |
| 1975 | SP JIN 45-325 (US) | Sometimes I Talk In My Sleep / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do |
| 1975 | SP JIN 45-338 (US) | This Should Go On Forever / I Spent A Week There Last Night |
| 1976 | SP JIN 45-350 (US) | I Forgot I Had These Memories Of You / A Winner In Love |
| 1976 | SP JIN 45-362 (US) | Rod BERNARD & Clifton CHENIER - Shake, Rattle And Roll / Rockin' Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu |
| 1976 | SP JIN 45-373 (US) | Mardi Gras In New Orleans / Oh Mother Dear |
| 1976 | SP JIN 45-376 (US) | I Never Had The One That I Wanted / Go On, Go On |
| 1978 ? | SP CRAZY CAJUN 45-9020 (US) | Papa Thibodeaux / My Little Jolie Blonde |
| 1982 | SP CHESS CH-131 (US) | See You Later
Alligator (Bobby CHARLES) /
This Should Go On Forever
(Rod BERNARD) |
| 1984 | SP CHESS CH-91030 (US) | See You Later
Alligator (Bobby CHARLES) /
This Should Go On Forever
(Rod BERNARD) |
| ???? | SP JIN Collector Series 45-2002 (US) |
This Should Go On Forever
(Rod
BERNARD) /
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
(Jivin’ GENE) |
| ???? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 1285 (US) |
Ron
Bernard -
This Should Go On Forever
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Albums
| 1964 | LP 12" JIN LP 4007 (US) |
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ROD BERNARD - Colinda / This Should Go On Forever / Forgive / Fais Do-Do / I Might As Well / Who's Gonna Rock My Baby / Congratulations To You Darling / Diggy Liggy Lo / Loneliness / My Jolie Blonde / Take Her Back / Boss Man's Son |
| 1964 | LP 12" LA LOUISIANE LL-109 (US) |
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The Shondells At The Saturday Hop - Mountain Of Love (Rod BERNARD) : Tutti-Fruiti (Warren STORM) / Hi Heel Sneakers (Skip STEWART) / Memphis (Rod BERNARD) / Teen Age Letter (Warren STORM) / Money (Skip STEWART) / Mule Train (Rod BERNARD) / Lucille (Warren STORM) / Twist And Shout (Skip STEWART) / Promised Land (Rod BERNARD) / Slow Down (Warren STORM) / If You Want To Be Happy (Skip STEWART) |
| 1974 | LP 12" JIN LP 9008 (US) |
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COUNTRY LOVIN' - Teach Me To Forget / Don't You Think I've Paid Enough / On Bended Knees / Somebody Wrote That Song For Me / Born To Be A Loser / Doesn't Take Much To Cry / Mathilda / Just One More Chance / Just A Dream / This Should Go On Forever |
| 1975 | LP 12" JIN LP 9010 (US) |
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NIGHT LIGHTS AND LOVE SONGS - Sometimes I Talk In My Sleep / You're On My Mind / Pledging My Love / You're Why I'm So Lonely / I Spent A Week There Last Night / Sometime / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / I Never Had The One I Wanted / Forgive / Go On, Go On |
| 1976 | LP 12" JIN LP 9014 (US) |
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BOOGIE IN BLACK & WHITE - ROD BERNARD & CLIFTON CHENIER - My Babe / True Fine Mama / High Feel Sneakers / Please Don't Leave Me / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Baby Where Did You Go Last Night / Kansas City / Shake Rattle And Roll / My Jolie Blondie / Rockin Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu |
| 1978 ? | LP 12" CRAZY CAJUN CCLP-1086 (US) |
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THIS SHOULD GO ON FOREVER & OTHERS BAYOU CLASSICS - This Should Go On Forever / Papa Thibodeaux / If You Call This Happy, Baby / I Don't Miss You / Cajun Blue / Texas Roller Coaster Feeling / Help Me Put Myself Together / Wish I Could Get Up And Go To Bed / Colinda / New Orleans Jail |
| 1982 | LP 12" BRYLEN BN 4497 (US) |
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THE CLOCK - Loneliness / Boss Man's Son / I Might As Well / My Old Mother-In-Law / Forgive / I Want Somebody / The Clock / Diggy Liggy Lo / Colinda / Who's Gonna Rock My Baby |
| 1985 | LP 12" ACE CH-143 (UK) |
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ROD BERNARD - Pardon Mr Gordon / This Should Go On Forever / Colinda / Forgive / Fais Do Do / I Might As Well / Who's Gonna Rock My Baby / Diggy Liggy Lo / Loneliness / My Jolie Blonde / Congratulations To You Darling / Cajun Honey / Take Her Back / Boss Man's Son |
| 1992 | LP 12" Encore 205 (GER) |
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Louisiana Rock And Roll - Louisiana Rock And Roll : Pardon Mr. Gordon / Who's Gonna Rock My baby / Little Dirty Mama / Linda Gail / New Orleans Jail / Kansas City / My Jolie Blonde / Lonely Hearts Club / Gimme Back My Cadillac / New Orleans Rock And Roll : Recorded In England / All Night In Jail / Dance Fool Dance / My Mother In Law / Give Me Love / True Fine Mama / Promised Land / Oh Mother Dear / Breakin´ Up Is Hard To Do |
| 1994 | CD ACE CDCHD 488 (UK) |
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Swamp Rock'n'Roller - Pardon Mr. Gordon / Recorded In England / Memphis / Gimme Back My Cadillac / Who's Gonna Rock My Baby / Forgive / My Old Mother In Law / I Might As Well / Boss Man's Son / Fais Do Do / Loneliness / Colinda / I Want Somebody / Diggy Liggy Lo / Lawdy Miss Clawdy / The Prisoner's Song / Thirty Days / That's Alright Mama / Lover's Blues / Maybellene / Midnight Special / My Babe / Jambalaya / Big Mamou / New Orleans Jail / Give Me Love / Shake Rattle And Roll / This Should Go On Forever |
| 01/1998 | CD JIN 9056 (US) |
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THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION - This Should Go On Forever / Pardon Mr. Gordon / Colinda / Forgive Me / Fais Do Do / Loneliness / Diggy Liggy-Lo / I Might As Well / Boss Man's Son / New Orleans Jail / Big Mamou / Congratulations To You Darlin' / Good Hearted Man / Don't Blame It On Me / Just One More Chance / Somertimes I Talk In My Sleep / Sometimes / Don't You Think I've Paid Enough / Play A Song For My Baby / Somebody Wrote That Song For Me / I Want Somebody / A Winner In Love |
| 02/1999 | CD EDSEL EDCD 593 (UK) |
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CAJUN BLUE - Jolie Blonde / You're The Reason I'm In Love / Let's Start A Commotion / Small Town Talk / This Should Go On Forever [version 1] / Little Green Man / Our Teenage Love / Colinda [version 1] / Cajun Honey (Cajun Lovin' Style) / To Have And To Hold / Recorded In England / Fais Do Do [version 1] / Cajun Blue / If You Call This Happy, Baby / I Don't Miss You / Texas Roller Coaster Feeling / Help Me Put Myself Together / Wish I Could Get Up And Go To Bed / New Orleans Jail / Colinda [version 2] / This Should Go On Forever [version 2] / Bell Bottom Bayou / Cajun Interstate / Big Mamou / Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / Hippi-Ti-Yo / Fais Do Do [version 2] / A Tear In The Lady's Eye |
| 06/1999 | CD CSP 1018 (US) |
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A LOUISIANA TRADITION - Backwater Bayou / You're On My Mind / Ga De Don, Ga De Don (Gardez Donc) / Everybody Wants To Know / Hurricane Watch / Never Been Good (At Goodbye) / I Can Help / Poor Me / Just A Little Bit / When I Hold You In My Dreams / Mabelline / Someone You Run From / Pain In My Past / Happy Anniversary / Family Secrets / The Fantasy Is Over / See You Later, Alligator |
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