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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.


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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 49 18 69 42 38 59 114 116279
2 47 11 67 51 64 79 116 52948
3 46 13 66 54 47 77 108 17867
4 44 14 58 62 41 61 117 81096
5 35 11 59 46 33 65 138 9891
6 34 0 57 72 44 73 130 19527
7 30 0 59 48 46 70 135 983
8 29 3 56 59 30 62 130 13642
9 28 10 57 56 55 68 121 21835
10 27 0 63 62 49 94 136 1285
11 21 13 62 69 17 70 109 1826
12 21 41 68 57 16 80 126 503
13 20 1 77 53 49 95 138 2651
14 19 0 54 56 68 89 123 1350
15 19 0 59 84 12 86 122 4401
16 18 8 56 45 59 72 140 5360
17 18 0 50 52 16 61 100 4669
18 15 3 56 48 38 85 128 1467
19 15 0 59 66 12 70 137 739
20 13 0 64 50 2 69 173 2519
21 13 2 59 63 59 95 151 992
22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3888
23 9 7 59 54 32 60 107 1144
24 8 0 65 26 68 32 89 248
25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 281
26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 327
27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 149
28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
29 2 0 68 51 80 87 123 96
30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 292
32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 256
34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
37 0 0 52 30 88 66 69 6