Editing Swamp blues (section)

==History==
Swamp blues originated in the Black communities of Southwest Louisiana in the 1950s<ref name=":0">Malone, Evelyn Levingston, "Swamp Blues: Race And Vinyl From Southwest Louisiana" (2016). Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations. 2457. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/2457</ref> and was particularly associated with record producer [[J. D. "Jay" Miller]].<ref name=Unterbergeretal1999p175/> In the 1950s, Miller recorded many blues artists around the city, distributing their recordings through [[Excello Records]] in [[Nashville]], Tennessee.<ref name=Herzhaft1997pp140-4>G. Herzhaft, ''Encyclopedia of the Blues'', trans B. Debord (University of Arkansas Press, 2nd ed., 1997), {{ISBN|1-55728-452-0}}, pp. 140–4.</ref> The most successful and influential artist with whom he worked was guitarist and harmonica player [[Slim Harpo]].<ref name="Music">{{cite book
| first= Paul
| last= Du Noyer
| year= 2003
| title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Flame Tree Publishing
| location= Fulham, London
| isbn= 1-904041-96-5
| page= 162}}</ref> Other major artists included [[Lightnin' Slim]], [[Lazy Lester]], [[Silas Hogan]], [[Lonesome Sundown]],<ref name=Unterbergeretal1999p175/> and piano player [[Katie Webster]].<ref name=Herzhaft1997pp140-4/> A number of their songs, particularly those of Slim Harpo, were covered by [[British Invasion]] bands, including the [[Rolling Stones]], [[The Kinks]] and the [[The Yardbirds|Yardbirds]].<ref name=Bogdanov2003AMLouisianBlues>R. Unterberger, "Louisiana blues", in V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra, S. T. Erlewine, eds., ''All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd ed., 2003), {{ISBN|0-87930-736-6}}, pp. 687–8.</ref> The popularity of the genre faded in the 1970s, with many swamp bluesmen turning to [[zydeco]] which remained popular with black audiences.<ref name=Herzhaft1997pp140-4/>