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Kenny Neal. Photo by Bob Hakins

Kenny Neal: Swamp Blues in His Bloodline

September 26, 2019 by: Geraldine Wyckoff

Throughout his long, successful career, guitarist, vocalist and composer Kenny Neal has been associated with Baton Rouge and its hybrid musical style known as swamp blues. “It has a French influence because we have that right next door to us in Lafayette,” Neal explains adding that many people moved from there to Baton Rouge. He also mentions folks arriving from towns like Woodville, Mississippi and, of course, New Orleans music as influencers in his hometown’s...

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