Swampwater is a pioneering American country rock band that formed and started out initially as Linda Ronstadt’s backing group in the late 60’s soon after she went solo. They are famous for incorporating cajun and swamp-rock elements into their music. Its members included cajun fiddler Gib Guilbeau, John Beland, before either of them would join The Flying Burrito Brothers, ^[1] Stan Pratt, Thad Maxwell, and Eric White (Clarence White of The Byrds' brother). Swampwater would go on to back Ronstadt in 1971 on TV's The Johnny Cash Show and their appearance on the show would help Swampwater secure a record deal with RCA.^[2].^[3] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Country rock is a musical genre formed from the fusion of rock and roll with country music. ... Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. ... Cover of The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969) The Flying Burrito Brothers was an early country rock band, best known for their influential debut album, 1969s The Gilded Palace of Sin. ... Gram Parsons (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. ... Linda Marie Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is a multi-Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling, Emmy Award-winning, and Tony Award nominated singer. ... Poco is an American country rock band. ... Country rock is a musical genre formed from the fusion of rock and roll with country music. ... Linda Marie Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is a multi-Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling, Emmy Award-winning, and Tony Award nominated singer. ... Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ... Cover of The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969) The Flying Burrito Brothers was an early country rock band, best known for their influential debut album, 1969s The Gilded Palace of Sin. ... Clarence White (June 7, 1944 - July 14, 1973) was a guitar player for The Byrds and the Kentucky Colonels. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... Johnny Cash, 1969 The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music show presented by Johnny Cash; the series ran from 1969-1971 on ABC. It featured many folk/country musicians of the time, such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. ... RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark owned by RCA Trademark Management S.A. [1], owned by Thomson SA. The trademark is used by two companies for products descended from that common ancestor: Thomson SA, which manufactures consumer electronics like RCA-branded televisions...

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Guilbeau and Gene Parsons had released a few early country-rock singles in the late 60’s as well as an album which eventually saw light of day in 1970 (although recorded in 1968). The two recruited Clarence White in 1968 to record the legendary Nashville West album. Eric White, Clarence’s brother was also in the band and prior to forming Swampwater had been in the Kentucky Colonels. Swampwater made two distinct albums in the early 70’s without Linda Ronstadt’s involvement. ^[4]

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