◇ image via WikipediaCharles Brown
Charles Brown is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Jimmy McCracklin, Nat King Cole and Leroy Carr. Those roots explain a lot about how Charles Brown arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ray Charles, Jimmy Witherspoon, Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley and Fats Domino, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into From the Cradle, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Mateo, Oh! Darling and Screamin' Jay Hawkins, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Charles Brown, reaching back through Jimmy McCracklin and forward to From the Cradle. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Charles Brown connections
Charles Brown grew out of Jimmy McCracklin, Nat King Cole and Leroy Carr, shares an orbit with Ray Charles, Jimmy Witherspoon, Big Joe Turner and Bo Diddley, went on to shape From the Cradle, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Mateo and Oh! Darling. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Charles Brown
Sounds and acts that shaped Charles Brown.
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- Big Joe Turnerartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- Fats Dominoartist
- Lou Rawlsartist
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- The Ramsey Lewis Trioartist
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- Bobby "Blue" Blandartist
- Louis Jordanartist
- Peggy Leeartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Ivory Joe Hunterartist
- Vince Guaraldi Trioartist
- Perry Comoartist
Bands Charles Brown shaped
Where the influence of Charles Brown travelled next.
- From the Cradleartist
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Bandartist
- Mateoartist
- Oh! Darlingartist
- Screamin' Jay Hawkinsartist
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- Cecil Gantartist
- Ivory Joe Hunterartist
- Percy Mayfieldartist
- Johnny Aceartist
- Ray Charlesartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
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