Country and blues together—that’s the shit,” Swamp Dogg mused. Chances are running out to see him prove it in concert, so don ...

Isaac Gale and Ryan Olson’s Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted isn’t the sort of “important” documentary that generally wins awards, but it’s a fine example of something even rarer: a documentary that ...

At one point in the free-wheeling music documentary “Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted,” the eccentric 82-year-old musician is asked to describe his philosophy on life. “Just be cool, you know?,” Swamp ...

Swamp Dogg has announced a new album, Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St, due out on May 31 via Oh Boy Records. It’s his first album for the John Prine-founded label, and it was produced by ...

There are very few artists quite like Swamp Dogg, and Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted is here for it. Born Jerry Williams Jr. in the Portsmouth, VA of 1942, our hero made good-not-great R&B records ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jerry Williams Jr. began his career in the 1960s, writing songs and producing acts such as Patti LaBelle and Gene Pitney. In 1970, he released an explosive, wildly unique album ...

"This is just a dream, but again, it could be reality." Magnolia Pictures has revealed an official trailer for a peculiar documentary film titled Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted, arriving to watch in ...

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