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Bessie Jones

Gospel
Gospel

Bessie Jones is a Gospel act. They run in the same orbit as Clara Ward, Barbecue Bob, Marion Williams, The McIntosh County Shouters and The Swan Silvertones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Shirley Collins and Bernice Johnson Reagon, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Bessie Jones and forward to Shirley Collins. 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
Bessie JonesShirley CollinsBernice Johnson ReagonClara WardBarbecue BobMarion WilliamsThe McIntosh County …The Swan SilvertonesThomas A. DorseyThe Como MamasPapa Charlie Jackson

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Bessie Jones connections

Bessie Jones shares an orbit with Clara Ward, Barbecue Bob, Marion Williams and The McIntosh County Shouters, went on to shape Shirley Collins and Bernice Johnson Reagon. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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