◇ image via WikipediaFred Below
Fred Below is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Junior Wells. Those roots explain a lot about how Fred Below arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sonny Boy Williamson I, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Roosevelt Sykes, Little Walter, Johnny Griffin, Junior Wells and Muddy Waters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Fred Below, reaching back through Junior Wells and forward to Roosevelt Sykes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Fred Below grew out of Junior Wells, shares an orbit with Sonny Boy Williamson I, went on to shape Roosevelt Sykes, Little Walter, Johnny Griffin and Junior Wells. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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