[1] The genre originated in Louisiana by artists such as Tony Joe White, but was subsequently popularized by California band Creedence Clearwater Revival.
[2] Another California act, Redbone, adopted their name from a Cajun term for a Native American of mixed race, reflecting the band's ancestral heritage, as the members were of Yaqui, Shoshone, Southern Cheyenne, Chippewa and Mexican ancestry.
[2] Also part of the early swamp rock scene were Delaney & Bonnie,[2] the Meters,[8] Elvis Presley,[1] Jerry Reed[9] and Leon Russell.
[1] However, the Radiators, who released their first album in 1981, developed a following who they identify as "fish heads", with a swamp rock sound drawing from blues, R&B, funk and soul.
[1] Artists that contributed to the revival of swamp rock include Beasts of Bourbon,[14] Deadboy & the Elephantmen,[15] Eagles of Death Metal,[16][17][18] the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster,[19] Ray Wylie Hubbard,[2] JJ Grey & Mofro,[2] Shooter Jennings,[20] Kid Rock,[21] Legendary Shack Shakers,[22][23][24] and Lucinda Williams.