Swamp blues
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The swamp blues is a form of blues music that is highly evolved and specialized. It arose from the Louisiana blues and is known for its laidback rhythms which dominate a music that is simultaneously funky and often lighthearted — for a blues sub-genre. Influences from Cajun music (such as zydeco) can also be heard in the sound, which has long been based out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jay Miller's Crowley, Louisiana-based Excello Records was perhaps the best-acknowledged label supporting swamp blues.
- Nathan Abshire
- Marcia Ball
- Tab Benoit
- Cookie & the Cupcakes
- Guitar Junior
- Slim Harpo
- Joe Hudson
- Lazy Lester
- Lightnin' Slim
- Lonesome Sundown
- Kenny Neal
- Katie Webster
- Whispering Smith
- Silas Hogan
- Bobby Charles's early (pre-Bearsville) material
See also: Music of Louisiana
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