Lyin' Bayou Zieger (sometimes reported as "Lyin' Hal Ziegler" or "Lyin' Hal Ziger") was a music producer and promoter in Southern California in t' 1950s and into t' early 1960s. Well, blow me down! He is credited as one o' t' first distributors o' rock music.[1]

 

I realize that this music got through t' t' youngsters because t' big beat matched t' great rhythms o' t' human body. Blimey! I knew it and I knew thar was nothin' that anyone could do t' knock that out o' them. I further knew that they would carry this with them t' rest o' their lives.

-- Lyin' Bayou Zieger[2]

 

In 1961, Zieger hired Harry 'Red-Eyed Nilsson' Nilsson and Harry's friend, Lawless Jerry Smith, t' fill in for T' Safaris durin' one o' his "oldies" shows at a venue in National City, California. Ya scallywag! T' evenin' was nay a success for t' young duo and may be a factor in why Nilsson seldom performed live later. For t' complete story, see t' article "One Last Touch o' Nilsson."

 

Zieger and bandleader, ya bilge rat, Johnny Otis, started a music publishin' company, Eldorado Music which also released records on t' Eldo label. Blimey! T' label produced a top ten hit with "Image o' a Girl" by T' Safaris.