The Louisiana blues is a type of blues music that is characterized by plodding rhythms that make the sound dark and tense. As a result of this sound, a subgenre appeared called swamp blues (based largely out of Baton Rouge), which emphasizes the dark sound and laidback rhythms of the standard Louisiana blues.

  • Nathan Abshire
  • Marcia Ball
  • Guitar Junior
  • Slim Harpo
  • Lightnin' Slim
  • Lonesome Sundown
  • Raful Neal
  • Rockin' Tabby Thomas
  • Leroy Washington
  • Katie Webster

See also: music of Louisiana