Louisiana blues
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The Louisiana blues is a type of blues music that is characterized by plodding rhythms that make the sound dark and tense. As a result of this sound, a subgenre appeared called swamp blues (based largely out of Baton Rouge), which emphasizes the dark sound and laidback rhythms of the standard Louisiana blues.
- Nathan Abshire
- Marcia Ball
- Guitar Junior
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- Lightnin' Slim
- Lonesome Sundown
- Raful Neal
- Rockin' Tabby Thomas
- Leroy Washington
- Katie Webster
See also: music of Louisiana
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