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Genre
swamp blues
Parent Genre: blues

Swamp blues is a subgenre of blues music that originated in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow, swampy groove, often featuring a prominent harmonica or slide guitar. The lyrics often focus on the struggles of life in the rural south, including poverty, heartbreak, and the supernatural. Swamp blues has a distinct sound that sets it apart from other blues styles, with a raw, gritty feel that reflects the harsh realities of life in the swamps.


Top artists of swamp blues genre

Tony Joe White
Slim Harpo
Fenton Robinson
Tab Benoit
Katie Webster
Marcia Ball
Lonesome Sundown
Kenny Neal
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List of swamp blues artists

Here is a list of swamp blues artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the swamp blues genre. You can find out what swamp blues genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Tony Joe White
49 18 69 42 38 59 114 116279
2
Slim Harpo
47 11 67 51 64 79 116 52948
3
Fenton Robinson
46 13 66 54 47 77 108 17867
4
Tab Benoit
44 14 58 62 41 61 117 81096
5
Katie Webster
35 11 59 46 33 65 138 9891
6
Marcia Ball
34 0 57 72 44 73 130 19527
7
Lonesome Sundown
30 0 59 48 46 70 135 983
8
Kenny Neal
29 3 56 59 30 62 130 13642
9
Lazy Lester
28 10 57 56 55 68 121 21835
10
Charles Sheffield
27 0 63 62 49 94 136 1285
11
Smokehouse
21 13 62 69 17 70 109 1826
12
Raful Neal
21 41 68 57 16 80 126 503
13
Rockin' Sidney
20 1 77 53 49 95 138 2651
14
Cookie & The Cupcakes
19 0 54 56 68 89 123 1350
15
Honey Island Swamp Band
19 0 59 84 12 86 122 4401
16
Lightnin' Slim
18 8 56 45 59 72 140 5360
17
Larry Garner
18 0 50 52 16 61 100 4669
18
Nathan Abshire
15 3 56 48 38 85 128 1467
19
Fernest Arceneaux
15 0 59 66 12 70 137 739
20
Rosie Ledet
13 0 64 50 2 69 173 2519
21
Carol Fran
13 2 59 63 59 95 151 992
22
Henry Gray
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3888
23
Jerry "Boogie" McCain
9 7 59 54 32 60 107 1144
24
Clarence Edwards
8 0 65 26 68 32 89 248
25
Silas Hogan
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 281
26
Clarence Garlow
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 327
27
Al Smith
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 149
28
Victor Walker
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
29
Cleveland Crochet
2 0 68 51 80 87 123 96
30
Jay Stutes
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
31
Whispering Smith
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 292
32
Boogie Jake
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
33
Tabby Thomas
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 256
34
Pete McKinley
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
35
Leroy Washington
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
36
Louis Cormier
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
37
Tal Miller
0 0 52 30 88 66 69 6