Swamp rock is a distinct form of Roots rock that includes influences from such diverse genres as Zydeco, Cajun music, Swamp blues and Swamp pop. It first became prominent in American rock and pop in the late 1960s. Creedence Clearwater Revival defined much of the early "choogling" sound and subject matter associated with swamp rock, but it is also strongly associated with Tony Joe White and his hit "Polk Salad Annie."
Other musicians such as Scre...
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Swamp rock is a distinct form of Roots rock that includes influences from such diverse genres as Zydeco, Cajun music, Swamp blues and Swamp pop. It first became prominent in American rock and pop in the late 1960s. Creedence Clearwater Revival defined much of the early "choogling" sound and subject matter associated with swamp rock, but it is also strongly associated with Tony Joe White and his hit "Polk Salad Annie."
Other musicians such as Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Dr. John, Larry Jon Wilson, Jim Dickinson, Travis Wammack, J. J. Cale, Bobbie Gentry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Roy Head, and more recently Deadboy and the Elephantmen have contributed to the swamp rock sound.
The music is characterized by funky, soulful bass, twangy reverb guitar and songs that typically concerned themselves with matters of Southern American States folklore. There's a literary, Southern Gothic feel to most swamp rock. The lyrics of swamp rock songs often describe life in such locales as along the Mississippi River,...
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