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Guitar Slim is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of T-Bone Walker, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Muddy Waters. Those roots explain a lot about how Guitar Slim arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ray Charles, Slim Harpo, Elmore James, Rosco Gordon and J.B. Lenoir, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Leon Haywood, Barbara Lynn, Frank Zappa, Junior Parker and Earl King, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Guitar Slim, reaching back through T-Bone Walker and forward to Leon Haywood. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Guitar Slim connections
Guitar Slim grew out of T-Bone Walker, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Muddy Waters, shares an orbit with Ray Charles, Slim Harpo, Elmore James and Rosco Gordon, went on to shape Leon Haywood, Barbara Lynn, Frank Zappa and Junior Parker. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Guitar Slim
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Artists similar to Guitar Slim
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Guitar Slim.
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- Slim Harpoartist
- Elmore Jamesartist
- Rosco Gordonartist
- J.B. Lenoirartist
- Sleepy John Estesartist
- Lucky Petersonartist
- Koko Taylorartist
- Jimmy Witherspoonartist
- Big Joe Turnerartist
- Mississippi Fred McDowellartist
- Bukka Whiteartist
- Percy Mayfieldartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Earl Hookerartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
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