ɹˈɑːd bɜːnˈɑːɹd wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪŋɚ hˌuː hˈɛlpt tə paɪənˈɪɹ ðə mjˈuːzɪkəl ʒˈɑːnɹə nˈoʊn æz "swˈɑːmp pˈɑːp", wˌɪtʃ kəmbˈaɪnd nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənzstˈaɪl ɹˈɪðəm ænd blˈuːz, kˈʌntɹi ænd wˈɛstɚn, ænd kˈeɪdʒən ænd blˈæk kɹɪˈoʊl mjˈuːzɪk.
Rod Bernard () was an American singer who helped to pioneer the musical genre known as "swamp pop", which combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Creole music.