Bobby Charles, R. I. P.

See You Later Alligator: Louisiana Legend Bobby Charles Dead at 71 - Houston Music - Rocks Off: "It's a sad day in the swamps of South Louisiana as Bobby Charles, a founder of the musical genre known as swamp pop and one of the most under-rated songwriters of his time, has passed away at 71. Originally from rural Abbeville, Charles rose to fame on the very cusp of the birth of rock and roll when he penned and recorded 'See You Later Alligator,' which became a hit for Bill Haley & His Comets shortly thereafter. Charles also wrote the Fats Domino standard 'Walkin' To New Orleans,' and hit early rock and roll gold when Clarence 'Frogman' Henry recorded 'I Don't Know Why I Love You (But I Do).'"