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Bobby Bland

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Bobby Bland is a Blues and House act. Their sound grew out of O.V. Wright, George Jackson, Larry Carlton, Rufus Thomas and Johnny Pate. Those roots explain a lot about how Bobby Bland arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tyrone Davis, Etta James, Bo Diddley, Elmore James and Latimore, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Johnny Winter, Gwen McCrae, Whitesnake, Marva Whitney and Junior Parker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Bobby Bland, reaching back through O.V. Wright and forward to Johnny Winter. 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
Bobby BlandO.V. WrightGeorge JacksonLarry CarltonRufus ThomasJohnny PateIke TurnerJ.J. CaleNat King ColeJohnny WinterGwen McCraeWhitesnakeMarva WhitneyJunior ParkerVan MorrisonMick HucknallDavid CoverdaleTyrone DavisEtta JamesBo DiddleyElmore JamesLatimoreJohn Lee HookerO.V. WrightThe Paul Butterfield…

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Bobby Bland connections

Bobby Bland grew out of O.V. Wright, George Jackson, Larry Carlton and Rufus Thomas, shares an orbit with Tyrone Davis, Etta James, Bo Diddley and Elmore James, went on to shape Johnny Winter, Gwen McCrae, Whitesnake and Marva Whitney. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Bobby Bland

Roots13

Sounds and acts that shaped Bobby Bland.

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