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Back Door Man

Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

Back Door Man is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Blind Willie McTell, Charley Patton, Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. Those roots explain a lot about how Back Door Man arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hello, I Love You, Love Her Madly, Soul Kitchen, People Are Strange and The Unknown Soldier, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Doors, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Back Door Man, reaching back through Blind Willie McTell and forward to The Doors. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Back Door Man" is a blues song written by American musician Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960. The lyrics draw on a Southern U.S. cultural term for an extramarital affair. The song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among rock musicians, including the Doors who recorded it for their 1967 self-titled debut album.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Back Door ManBlind Willie McTellCharley PattonLightnin' HopkinsWillie DixonHowlin' WolfThe DoorsHello, I Love YouLove Her MadlySoul KitchenPeople Are StrangeThe Unknown SoldierRiders on the StormBreak On Through

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Back Door Man connections

Back Door Man grew out of Blind Willie McTell, Charley Patton, Lightnin' Hopkins and Willie Dixon, shares an orbit with Hello, I Love You, Love Her Madly, Soul Kitchen and People Are Strange, went on to shape The Doors. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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