Bayou Sound

Swamp rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in the southern United States.  It is a blend of rockabilly, soul music, country, rhythm and blues, funk, gospel with swamp blues.  It has a backcountry sound with simpler instrumentation, production touches, like tremolo, phasing, and echo on everything, with heavier accents on gritty vocals with probably some New Orleans Cajun influence.  It is characterized by its slow, bluesy rhythms, twangy guitars, and soulful vocals.  Some people say that Dale Hawkins is The Father of Swamp Rock because of his 1957 hit ‘Suzie Q’.  The term “swamp rock” was first coined by Tony Joe White when using his “whomper stomper” wah-wah pedal that led to his swamp-rock sound.  In 1969, Tony Joe White’s chunky ‘Polk Salad Annie’ became a hit and this started the swamp rock era, but by the year’s end The Beatles ‘Come Together’ and Stones ‘Midnight Rambler’ were dabbling in it, and Creedence Clearwater Revival were the biggest band in the US at the time.

Last week we had Chewy Delectable Luscious Yummy where the theme was to find Bubblegum Pop songs which was suggested by John Holton of The Sound of One Hand Typing.  This week the theme is to find Swamp rock songs.  Take some time to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this music challenge, and even better, read as many of them as you can as you will probably find many enjoyable songs and it is quite possibly that you will learn a thing or two.  Share your music with others and post a video, try do some research and let everyone know something about the song that you post.  Tell everyone why you like the song, whether it was a hit, or what you think the song is about.  Show the lyrics, let’s all listen to our favorite songs and explore some new music.  Try to find a song that fits the theme, then write your post and create a pingback, or you can just place your link in the comments section.

Suggestions
• Try to use the prompt words or at least conform to a general theme, as you see it.  If the song you select does not meet the criteria, then please explain why you chose this song.
• It would be good if you could post the lyrics to the song of your choice, as this is helpful for the people that want to follow along with the music.
• Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due. It would also be a good idea to give credit to the singer and the band associated with your song.
• Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be, but please try not to include too many videos as that just makes it take longer to look at all of the other posts.
• Link to the YouTube video, or you can pull it into your post, so others can listen to the song.
• Ping back to this post or place your link in the comments section below.
• Read at least one other person’s blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
• Feel free to suggest future prompts.
• Have fun and enjoy the music.

This week I will be writing about the Tony Joe White song ‘Undercover Agent for The Blues’, and next week, I will be writing about the song ‘Blue Jean Bop’ by Gene Vincent.  The upcoming prompts will be:
March 5, 2023 – Rockabilly music
March 12, 2023 – Surf Rock
March 19, 2023 – Bluegrass
March 26, 2023 – Grunge music