King Karl (real name Bernard Jolivette), a black Creole swamp pop musician, composed the song around 1958. (Producer J. D. "Jay" Miller was listed as a co-writer even though he did not actually help to compose the tune.) Karl intended to record the song for the Excello label of Nashville, for which he, his bandmate Guitar Gable (Gabriel Perrodin), and their band the Musical Kings had recorded other swamp pop compositions. Excello did not like the song, however, and as a result Karl's version at first remained unreleased.
In the meantime, Cajun swamp pop musician Rod Bernard of Opelousas, Louisiana, heard Karl and his group perform the tune at the local Moonlight Inn nightclub. When Bernard learned that Excello had no intention of releasing the song, he asked Karl if he could record it for Floyd Soileau's newly formed Jin label of Ville Platte, Louisiana. Karl approved, and Bernard and his group, the Twisters, recorded the song that year for Jin, using the same studio — Miller's MasterTrak Studio of Crowley, Louisiana — that Karl and his band had used to record their still-unreleased original version.
In late 1958, Bernard's version became a regional hit in south Louisiana and east Texas, and, licensed to the Argo label of Chicago. In the US, it rose to the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B chart in 1959. Surprised by the song's success, Excello quickly released King Karl's original version. Other groups sought to record the song, by then, the general public regarded Bernard's version as the authoritative version. As a result, it was Bernard who appeared on American Bandstand, the Alan Freed Show, and elsewhere.
It has also been covered by Mike Ladd on Shadow Records NR8816 and is credited only to "J. Miller" on the 45 label.
Referencesedit
^Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 76.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 55.
Sourcesedit
Shane K. Bernard, Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1996).
John Broven, South to Louisiana: Music of the Cajun Bayous (Gretna: Pelican, 1983).
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this, should, forever, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2014, learn, when, remove, this, template, messa. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This Should Go On Forever is a popular song of the south Louisiana rock and roll genre known as swamp pop It was written by J D Jay Miller and Bernard Jolivette This Should Go On Forever Single by Rod BernardReleasedOctober 1958Recorded1958 MasterTrak Studio LouisianaGenreSwamp popLength2 49LabelJin ArgoSongwriter s J D Jay Miller Bernard JolivetteProducer s J D Jay Miller Contents 1 Background 2 Chart positions 3 Cover versions 4 References 5 SourcesBackground editKing Karl real name Bernard Jolivette a black Creole swamp pop musician composed the song around 1958 Producer J D Jay Miller was listed as a co writer even though he did not actually help to compose the tune Karl intended to record the song for the Excello label of Nashville for which he his bandmate Guitar Gable Gabriel Perrodin and their band the Musical Kings had recorded other swamp pop compositions Excello did not like the song however and as a result Karl s version at first remained unreleased In the meantime Cajun swamp pop musician Rod Bernard of Opelousas Louisiana heard Karl and his group perform the tune at the local Moonlight Inn nightclub When Bernard learned that Excello had no intention of releasing the song he asked Karl if he could record it for Floyd Soileau s newly formed Jin label of Ville Platte Louisiana Karl approved and Bernard and his group the Twisters recorded the song that year for Jin using the same studio Miller s MasterTrak Studio of Crowley Louisiana that Karl and his band had used to record their still unreleased original version In late 1958 Bernard s version became a regional hit in south Louisiana and east Texas and licensed to the Argo label of Chicago In the US it rose to the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R amp B chart in 1959 Surprised by the song s success Excello quickly released King Karl s original version Other groups sought to record the song by then the general public regarded Bernard s version as the authoritative version As a result it was Bernard who appeared on American Bandstand the Alan Freed Show and elsewhere Chart positions editChart 1959 PeakpositionU S Billboard Hot 100 1 20U S Billboard Hot R amp B Sides chart 2 12Cover versions editOther swamp pop groups released their own versions of the song to capitalize on Bernard s success including Doug Charles and the Boogie Kings Gene Terry and the Downbeats It has also been covered by Mike Ladd on Shadow Records NR8816 and is credited only to J Miller on the 45 label References edit Whitburn Joel 2013 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 14th Edition 1955 2012 Record Research p 76 Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 55 Sources editShane K Bernard Swamp Pop Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues Jackson University Press of Mississippi 1996 John Broven South to Louisiana Music of the Cajun Bayous Gretna Pelican 1983 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title This Should Go On Forever amp oldid 1186790956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
