Swamp rock

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Swamp rock is a distinct form of Roots rock that includes influences from Swamp blues and Swamp pop. It first became prominent in American rock and pop in the early 1970s. 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 Larry Jon Wilson, Jim Dickinson, Travis Wammack, J.J. Cale, Bobbie Gentry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more recently Deadboy and the Elephantmen have contributed to the Swamp Rock sound. The music is characterized by funky, soul 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.

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