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Rock & Roll/Roots
Swamp Pop
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Swamp Pop is a brand of rock & roll that emerged from Louisiana. It was a hybrid of rock & roll, pop, and Louisiana blues and R&B. It had a dirty, gritty, funky feel that sounded like the swamps that surrounded Louisiana.
Swamp Pop Artist Highlights
Tony Joe White
Johnny Winter
Lazy Lester
Van Broussard
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Tommy McLain
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Larry Jon Wilson
Luther Dickinson
Bobby Charles
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Surf
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Swamp Pop
Tex-Mex
American Trad Rock
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Hot Rod
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Roots Rock
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Swamp Pop
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