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Dr. John is a Blues and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues and Rock. Their sound grew out of Charles Neville, Lazy Lester, Guy Davis, Cyril Neville and James Gang. Those roots explain a lot about how Dr. John arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bobby Charles, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Fats Domino, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joseph Bowie, Hoffmaestro & Chraa, G. Love & Special Sauce, King Floyd and Exuma, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 86 connections around Dr. John, reaching back through Charles Neville and forward to Joseph Bowie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Dr. John connections
Dr. John grew out of Charles Neville, Lazy Lester, Guy Davis and Cyril Neville, shares an orbit with Bobby Charles, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles and John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, went on to shape Joseph Bowie, Hoffmaestro & Chraa, G. Love & Special Sauce and King Floyd. 86 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Dr. John
Sounds and acts that shaped Dr. John.
- Charles Nevilleartist
- Lazy Lesterartist
- Guy Davisartist
- Cyril Nevilleartist
- James Gangartist
- Professor Longhairartist
- Bill Withersartist
- King Oliverartist
- Louis Armstrongartist
- Little Richardartist
- Guitar Slimartist
- Levon Helmartist
- Marcus Millerartist
- Buddy Boldenartist
- George Dukeartist
- Doc Pomusartist
- P. P. Arnoldartist
- Mike Bloomfieldartist
- Dan Auerbachartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Flaco Jiménezartist
- Bobby Charlesartist
- The Metersartist
- Bobby Rushartist
- James Bookerartist
- Graham Bondartist
- Steve Hunterartist
Artists similar to Dr. John
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Dr. John.
- Bobby Charlesartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Ray Charlesartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Fats Dominoartist
- Albert Kingartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- Medeski, Martin and Woodartist
- Tony Joe Whiteartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Shuggie Otisartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Jon Clearyartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Irma Thomasartist
- The J.B.'sartist
- The Derek Trucks Bandartist
- Elmore Jamesartist
- Ike & Tina Turnerartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
Bands Dr. John shaped
Where the influence of Dr. John travelled next.
- Joseph Bowieartist
- Hoffmaestro & Chraaartist
- G. Love & Special Sauceartist
- King Floydartist
- Exumaartist
- Lee Fieldsartist
- Ted Gärdestadartist
- Neal Francisartist
- Sonny & Cherartist
- Canned Heatartist
- Frank Zappaartist
- The Mothers of Inventionartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Mick Jaggerartist
- Mike Bloomfieldartist
- The Metersartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Bette Midlerartist
- Doug Sahmartist
- B.B. Kingartist
- The Bandartist
- Professor Longhairartist
- Gloria Jonesartist
- My Kind of Christmasartist
- Tal Wilkenfeldartist
- Standing on the Shoulder of Giantsartist
- Screamadelicaartist
- Honky Châteauartist
- MTV Unpluggedartist
- Brain Salad Surgeryartist
- George Winstonartist
- Downartist
- Shemekia Copelandartist
- Citizen Copeartist
- Garland Jeffreysartist
- Dancing Queenartist
- Ronnie Earlartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
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