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Louisiana blues is a genre of blues music that developed in the period after World War II in the state of Louisiana. It is generally divided into two major subgenres, with the jazz-influenced New Orleans blues based on the musical traditions of that city and the slower tempo swamp blues incorporating influences from zydeco and Cajun music from around Baton Rouge.
The music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French (now known as cajun music), New Orleans, and north Louisiana. The region in and around Greater New Orleans has a unique musical heritage tied to Dixieland jazz, blues , and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
Swamp blues has a laid-back, slow tempo, and generally is a more rhythmic variation of Louisiana blues, incorporating influences from New Orleans blues, zydeco, soul music and Cajun music. [3] It is characterized by simple but effective guitar work and is influenced by the boogie patterns used on Jimmy Reed records and the work of Lightnin ...
Robert Pete Williams (L) with Mance Lipscomb (R) at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival Louisiana State Penitentiary. Robert Pete Williams (March 14, 1914 – December 31, 1980) [1] was an American Louisiana blues musician.
Benoit was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (LMHOF) on May 16, 2010, at the LMHOF Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville, Louisiana. In 2012, Benoit won three separate Blues Music Awards: Contemporary Blues Male Artist; Contemporary Blues Album (for 2011's Medicine); and for the second time, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. [6 ...
New Orleans rhythm and blues is a style of rhythm and blues that originated in New Orleans. It was a direct precursor to rock and roll and strongly influenced ska . Instrumentation typically includes drums, bass, piano, horns, electric guitar, and vocals.
Louisiana Chicago blues [195] L.C. Green: 1921 1985 Mississippi Electric blues [196] Peter Green: 1946 2020 England Electric blues [197] Guitar Nubbit: 1923 1995 Florida Electric blues [198] Guitar Slim: 1926 1959 Louisiana Louisiana blues [199] Buddy Guy: 1936 Louisiana Chicago blues [200] Phil Guy: 1940 2008 Louisiana Electric blues [201 ...
The music arose as a synthesis of traditional Creole music, some Cajun music influences, and African-American traditions, including R&B, blues, jazz, and gospel. It was also often just called French music or le musique Creole known as "la-la."