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Fenton Robinson

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Blues

Fenton Robinson is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Alligator Records. Those roots explain a lot about how Fenton Robinson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Son Seals, Little Walter, Buster Benton, Elmore James and Albert King, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boz Scaggs, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Fenton Robinson, reaching back through Alligator Records and forward to Boz Scaggs. 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
Fenton RobinsonAlligator RecordsBoz ScaggsSon SealsLittle WalterBuster BentonElmore JamesAlbert KingKoko TaylorMichael BurksJohn Lee Hooker

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Fenton Robinson connections

Fenton Robinson grew out of Alligator Records, shares an orbit with Son Seals, Little Walter, Buster Benton and Elmore James, went on to shape Boz Scaggs. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Fenton Robinson.

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