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Abner Jay

Abner Jay is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Karen Dalton, Skip James, Leadbelly, Fred Neil and Robert Johnson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Little Richard and James Brown, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Abner Jay and forward to Little Richard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Abner Wingate Jay was an American multi-instrumentalist from Georgia, best known for performing eccentric, blues infused folk music as a one man band. His idiosyncratic lyrics and style have led some to consider his work outsider music; he considered himself to be "the last working Southern black minstrel".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Abner JayLittle RichardJames BrownKaren DaltonSkip JamesLeadbellyFred NeilRobert JohnsonMississippi Fred McD…Ted HawkinsLoudon Wainwright III

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Abner Jay shares an orbit with Karen Dalton, Skip James, Leadbelly and Fred Neil, went on to shape Little Richard and James Brown. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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