Swamp Dogg

"One of the great cult figures of 20th century music."-<a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/swamp-dogg-mn0000754375" data-name="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>

Having adopted his moniker before <a href="spotify:artist:7hJcb9fa4alzcOq3EaNPoG" data-name="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> was born, Swamp Dogg is &quot;the original D-O double G.&quot; After writing and recording as Jerry Williams in the 50s &amp;amp; 60s at <a href="spotify:album:4wxOHdVon7ku8f27cAf1SS" data-name="Muscle Shoals Soul">Muscle Shoals Soul</a> (label to <a href="spotify:artist:7nwUJBm0HE4ZxD3f5cy5ok" data-name="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0N5PyKJzS3M1XNlaCL7bbE" data-name="Wilson Pickett">Wilson Pickett</a>) and other recording outfits, in 1970, he had an LSD experience that gave birth to his &quot;Swamp Dogg&quot; alter-ego. In the 80&#39;s, he helped develop the <a href="spotify:artist:3xA7r14Rok7gwRmVbrNFd9" data-name="World Class Wreckin' Cru">World Class Wreckin' Cru</a>, which produced <a href="spotify:artist:6DPYiyq5kWVQS4RGwxzPC7" data-name="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> amongst other well-known alumni. His new LP &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/collections/swamp-dogg/products/love-loss-and-auto-tune&quot; data-name=&quot;Love, Loss &amp;amp; Autotune&quot;&gt;Love, Loss &amp;amp; Autotune&lt;/a&gt; dropped at Joyful Noise Recordings.

&quot;I became Swamp Dogg in 1970 to have an alter-ego--someone to occupy my body while a search party was out looking for Jerry Williams. I was tired of bein’ a jukebox, singin’ all the hits by <a href="spotify:artist:3plJVWt88EqjvtuB4ZDRV3" data-name="Ben E. King">Ben E. King</a> and &lt;a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/artist/64wglyu5BoOzwMXYjtAbfS&quot; data-name=&quot;Chuck Jackson&quot;&gt;Chuck Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, bein’ 2nd banana. I couldn’t dance like <a href="spotify:artist:5TbXjzD8tYgMD5JU2g2F8q" data-name="Joe Tex">Joe Tex</a>, wasn’t pretty like <a href="spotify:artist:3w6zNa4W2GRH27JNb3xK1X" data-name="Tommy Hunt">Tommy Hunt</a>, couldn’t compare to a voice like <a href="spotify:artist:4VnomLtKTm9Ahe1tZfmZju" data-name="Jackie Wilson">Jackie Wilson</a>, didn’t have the sex-appeal of Daffy Duck. But a DOG can do anything. He sleeps on the sofa, shits on the rug, pisses on the drapes, chews up your slippers, humps your mother-in-law&#39;s leg, jumps on your clothes and licks your face but he&#39;s never gotten out of character. You curse him but you understand. Your love doesn&#39;t diminish. Commencing in 1970, I sung about sex, niggers, love, rednecks, war, peace, dead flies, home wreckers, Sly Stone, my daughters, politics, revolution &amp;amp; blood transfusions (just to name a few) and never got out of character.&quot; -J. Williams