◇ image via WikipediaBarbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Guitar Slim, Jimmy Reed, Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee and Dan Penn. Those roots explain a lot about how Barbara Lynn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Barbara Lewis, Brenda & The Tabulations, Irma Thomas, Brenton Wood and Sugar Pie DeSanto, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aretha Franklin, Freddy Fender, Moby, I Am Not a Human Being II and Bettye LaVette, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Barbara Lynn, reaching back through Guitar Slim and forward to Aretha Franklin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Barbara Lynn is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (1962). In 2018, Lynn received a National Heritage Fellowship. In 2026 Lynn was further honored by being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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Barbara Lynn connections
Barbara Lynn grew out of Guitar Slim, Jimmy Reed, Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee, shares an orbit with Barbara Lewis, Brenda & The Tabulations, Irma Thomas and Brenton Wood, went on to shape Aretha Franklin, Freddy Fender, Moby and I Am Not a Human Being II. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Brenton Woodartist
- Sugar Pie DeSantoartist
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- Patti Drewartist
- James & Bobby Purifyartist
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- Baby Washingtonartist
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- Gene Chandlerartist
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- Etta Jamesartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- The Vanguardsartist
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