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Barry Goldberg

Blues
Blues

Barry Goldberg is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Muddy Waters, Otis Rush and Howlin' Wolf. Those roots explain a lot about how Barry Goldberg arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Paul Butterfield and Billy Branch, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, Bob Dylan and Curtis Mayfield, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Barry Goldberg, reaching back through Muddy Waters and forward to Percy Sledge. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Barry GoldbergMuddy WatersOtis RushHowlin' WolfPercy SledgeCharlie MusselwhiteJames CottonBob DylanCurtis MayfieldRod StewartGladys KnightJoe CockerPaul ButterfieldBilly Branch

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Barry Goldberg connections

Barry Goldberg grew out of Muddy Waters, Otis Rush and Howlin' Wolf, shares an orbit with Paul Butterfield and Billy Branch, went on to shape Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton and Bob Dylan. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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