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Count Basie is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Wallace Davenport, Jimmy Rushing, Pinetop Smith, The Real Tuesday Weld and Caterina Valente. Those roots explain a lot about how Count Basie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Coleman Hawkins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Darius Rucker, Sir Duke, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Rhoda Scott and Angelo Moore, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 67 connections around Count Basie, reaching back through Wallace Davenport and forward to Darius Rucker. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Count Basie connections
Count Basie grew out of Wallace Davenport, Jimmy Rushing, Pinetop Smith and The Real Tuesday Weld, shares an orbit with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson, went on to shape Darius Rucker, Sir Duke, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Rhoda Scott. 67 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Count Basie
Sounds and acts that shaped Count Basie.
- Wallace Davenportartist
- Jimmy Rushingartist
- Pinetop Smithartist
- The Real Tuesday Weldartist
- Caterina Valenteartist
- James P. Johnsonartist
- Fats Wallerartist
- Louis Armstrongartist
- Duke Ellingtonartist
- Fletcher Hendersonartist
- Earl Hinesartist
- Chick Webbartist
- Fly Me to the Moonartist
- Eddie Floydartist
- Annie Rossartist
- Johnny Mandelartist
- Leroy Carrartist
- Billy Taylorartist
- Curtis Fullerartist
Artists similar to Count Basie
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Count Basie.
Bands Count Basie shaped
Where the influence of Count Basie travelled next.
- Darius Ruckerartist
- Sir Dukeartist
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brownartist
- Rhoda Scottartist
- Angelo Mooreartist
- Jimmy Owensartist
- Asleep at the Wheelartist
- Ray Barrettoartist
- Delmark Recordsartist
- Jimmy McGriffartist
- O.C. Smithartist
- Lorez Alexandriaartist
- Ahmad Jamalartist
- Lester Youngartist
- Jimmy Rushingartist
- Helen Humesartist
- Joe Williamsartist
- Benny Goodmanartist
- Sarah Vaughanartist
- Dusty Springfieldartist
- Woody Hermanartist
- Keith Emersonartist
- Fats Wallerartist
- Jimmy Smithartist
- Big Joe Turnerartist
- Anita O'Dayartist
- Chico Hamiltonartist
- Oliver Nelsonartist
- Thad Jonesartist
- Johnny Mandelartist
- Tony Kayeartist
- Neal Heftiartist
- Buddy Milesartist
- Ernestine Andersonartist
- Jeffrey Osborneartist
- Georgie Fameartist
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