Swamp blues
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Swamp blues is a type of Louisiana blues that developed in the Black communities of Southwest Louisiana in the 1950s.<ref name=":0">Malone, Evelyn Levingston, "Swamp Blues: Race And Vinyl From Southwest Louisiana" (2016). Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations. 2457. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/2457</ref> It incorporates influences from other genres, particularly zydeco and Cajun. Its most successful proponents include Slim Harpo and Lightnin' Slim, who enjoyed national rhythm and blues hits.
CharacteristicsEdit
Swamp blues has a laid-back, slow tempo, and generally is a more rhythmic variation of Louisiana blues, incorporating influences from New Orleans blues, zydeco, soul music and Cajun music.<ref>Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 161. Template:ISBN.</ref> It is characterized by simple but effective guitar work and is influenced by the boogie patterns used on Jimmy Reed records and the work of Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}.</ref> The sound of swamp blues was characterized by "eerie echo, shuffle beats, tremolo guitars, searing harmonica and sparse percussion".<ref name=Unterbergeretal1999p175>R. Unterberger, S. Hicks and J. Dempsey, Music USA: the Rough Guide (London: Rough Guides, 1999), Template:ISBN, p. 175.</ref>
HistoryEdit
Swamp blues originated in the Black communities of Southwest Louisiana in the 1950s<ref name=":0">Malone, Evelyn Levingston, "Swamp Blues: Race And Vinyl From Southwest Louisiana" (2016). Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations. 2457. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/2457</ref> and was particularly associated with record producer J. D. "Jay" Miller.<ref name=Unterbergeretal1999p175/> In the 1950s, Miller recorded many blues artists around the city, distributing their recordings through Excello Records in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name=Herzhaft1997pp140-4>G. Herzhaft, Encyclopedia of the Blues, trans B. Debord (University of Arkansas Press, 2nd ed., 1997), Template:ISBN, pp. 140–4.</ref> The most successful and influential artist with whom he worked was guitarist and harmonica player Slim Harpo.<ref name="Music">Template:Cite book</ref> Other major artists included Lightnin' Slim, Lazy Lester, Silas Hogan, Lonesome Sundown,<ref name=Unterbergeretal1999p175/> and piano player Katie Webster.<ref name=Herzhaft1997pp140-4/> A number of their songs, particularly those of Slim Harpo, were covered by British Invasion bands, including the Rolling Stones, The Kinks and the Yardbirds.<ref name=Bogdanov2003AMLouisianBlues>R. Unterberger, "Louisiana blues", in V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra, S. T. Erlewine, eds., All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd ed., 2003), Template:ISBN, pp. 687–8.</ref> The popularity of the genre faded in the 1970s, with many swamp bluesmen turning to zydeco which remained popular with black audiences.<ref name=Herzhaft1997pp140-4/>
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