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