The Bayou has fired the imagination of many a songwriter, with one of the greatest bayou songs coming from a guy who hadn’t yet been there. In honor of Bayou Boogaloo, we go deep into the country for this month’s playlist:

Hank Williams, “Jambalaya”

https://youtu.be/Yog-cNfqnig

The granddaddy of bayou songs, and the one the most liberties have been taken with. I’m partial to Dash Rip Rock’s hardcore version, and the live Radiators one that substitutes the lyrics “Son of a...