12’ Bar Ramblin’ #36 'More Swamp Blues' (re-recording) with Stefan Matussek 12.02.2019

Swamp blues is exactly what its name suggests: a style of blues music coming
from out of the swamps/bayou around Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This Cajun, Zydeco
and Soul infused subgenre is mostly characterized by its sound. The “Excello
Sound” created by Excello Records, which helped establish this sound, is defined
by “eerie echo, shuffle beats, tremolo guitars, searing harmonica and sparse
percussion”. This style is also heavily influenced by the boogie patterns used
by Jimmy Reed, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Muddy Waters.