# Music, please! Looking for swamp rock/soul **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216 "2005-10-14T13:56:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maia\_s\_Well](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/1 "2005-10-14T13:56:42Z")
Guess it’s 'cause I’m getting old, but I’m finding that the music I’ve loved most of my life just ain’t working no more. Having been born and raised in the south, I think I’m being drawn back to my roots. I don’t care much for most popular country music, but… Well, anyway, parthenokinesis was kind enough to hand deliver a new song to me. It’s the first time in a long time that I’ve listened to a song and felt it in my bones. It’s called “Home”, by Marc Broussard. Here’s a link to hear a sample, but I can tell you right now it sounds way better on a good stereo system than on my bitty computer speakers: [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002IQIG0/qid=1129298017/sr=2-1/ref=pd\_bbs\_b\_2\_1/102-7906605-6467332?v=glance&s=music](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002IQIG0/qid=1129298017/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-7906605-6467332?v=glance&s=music) Can’t say I care for the rest of tracks on the album, though. So, can anyone out there recommend bands or artists with this kind of sound? My life needs a new soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/2 "2005-10-14T14:28:17Z")
Utterly and completely: Cowboy Mouth, from New Orleans, LA. A combination of rock, country, folk and R&B with deep roots in the bayou. My favorite quote about them comes from _Cake Magazine_: “On a bad day they’ll tear the roof off the joint. On a good day they’ll save your soul.” ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/3 "2005-10-14T14:31:35Z")
**Boz Scaggs** , the first album by Boz Scaggs. “Loan Me A Dime” will change your life. ---
**Author:** ![nvad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@nvad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nvad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/4 "2005-10-14T14:42:22Z")
If it’s Swamp Rock you’re looking for, look no further thanSonny Landreth. I believe the “Lagniappe” button on his web page has some samples. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/5 "2005-10-14T14:43:16Z")
I bet you’d really like [Jim White](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-5000412-7523025). You might also enjoy [Randy Casey](http://www.randycasey.com/music.htm), especially the instrumental stuff. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/6 "2005-10-14T14:51:41Z")
Well, I don’t know if it is technically Swamp Rock, but Jason and The Scorchers will probably be something to your liking, as well as Southern Culture on the Skids and maybe The Supersuckers. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/7 "2005-10-14T14:52:38Z")
[The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004VWGN/qid=1129301493/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-5102539-9755811?v=glance&s=music) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/8 "2005-10-14T15:16:48Z")
[John Hiatt](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3315119)? ---
**Author:** ![nvad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@nvad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nvad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/9 "2005-10-14T15:22:43Z")
[George Kilby, Jr.](http://www.georgekilbyjr.com/) [The Iguanas](http://www.iguanas.com/) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/10 "2005-10-14T15:28:09Z")
It can’t be said to many times [AllMusic](http://www.allmusic.com/) is the perfect place for questions like this. You can spend hours tracking influences, similar artists, genres from one name. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/11 "2005-10-14T15:29:16Z")
16 Horsepower? ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/12 "2005-10-14T15:36:47Z")
Little Feat. Trust me. Especially the Lowell George-era material. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/13 "2005-10-14T15:59:19Z")
How about Mofro? A friend of mine described them as “front-porch funk.” ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/14 "2005-10-14T17:28:45Z")
Good luck trying to find it, but [Treat Her Right](http://www.thenetnet.com/reviews/sandman.html) might fit the bill for you. It’s the band Mark Sandman had before Morphine, and the main differences are harmonica instead of sax and more swamp style than dirty blues, but it rocks anyway you slice it. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/15 "2005-10-14T17:39:34Z")
[Webb Wilder](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00092ZLIA/qid=1129311278/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/103-5049716-5569425?v=glance&s=music) “Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em.” - The Webb Wilder Credo ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/16 "2005-10-14T18:00:34Z")
> [@plnnr](#): > > **Boz Scaggs** , the first album by Boz Scaggs. > > “Loan Me A Dime” will change your life. This is true - that song did change my life! I also support the John Hiatt suggestion ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/17 "2005-10-14T18:45:26Z")
Molly Hatchett did _Gator Country_ on their first album, but the entire album probably doesn’t qualify. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/18 "2005-10-14T18:54:31Z")
**Sleepy LaBeef,** baby! I agree with the **Sonny Landreth** and **John Hiatt** suggestions; Sonny plays in John’s band The Goners. Hiatt’s a native Hoosier, but his sweet yowl just fits right in. _Lipstick Sunset_ and _The Back of My Mind_ give me chills. ---
**Author:** ![Maia\_s\_Well](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/19 "2005-10-14T21:26:10Z")
Thanks, all! Wow, this is almost like Christmas. I’ve only had a chance to check out a few suggestions, but I’ll be happily surfing and listening for quite a while (not to mention spending some $$$ at Amazon). Lovin’ the allmusic site, too! Thank you thank you thank you!!! New music…yea! ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-please-looking-for-swamp-rock-soul/326216/20 "2005-10-15T01:18:38Z")
Hey, thanks for the shout-out, **chole**. I have to say this is my first RL/SD crossover and it feels a bit wierd, but cool. Anyway, > [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Utterly and completely: > > Cowboy Mouth, from New Orleans, LA. > > A combination of rock, country, folk and R&B with deep roots in the bayou. My favorite quote about them comes from Cake Magazine: > > “On a bad day they’ll tear the roof off the joint. On a good day they’ll save your soul.” I recently was thinkling **chole** might like Cowboy Mouth, but I didn’t bring it up, simply because She didn’t know who Joe Strummer was. 😃 Really. I just called and asked her. Cause it’s less funny if it’s untrue.