Episode 4 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - home of the 'swamp blues'

Welcome to the second leg of my Blues Heritage Tour. I'm on a road trip in a beautiful red 1966 Ford Mustang working my north from New Orleans up Highway 61 - the blues highway - to Chicago. I'm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - home of the 'swamp blues'. Famous for harmonica stars Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester, and the guitarist Lightning Slim. It's also the home of 'zydeco', a strange mix blend of French Cajun music, blues, and rock n roll. Accordion player Clifton Chenier kick started this off in 1955. I'm not here for the zydeco though. I've come to Baton Rouge to meet Larry Garner, a blues singer and guitarist. He was the first blues artist I ever saw playing live. He played at Woodford Community Centre, Stockport, backed up by the Norman Beaker Band.

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Episode 4 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - home of the 'swamp blues' is an episode from Gavin's Blues Heritage Tour.

This episode is 6:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 20, 2010.

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