◇ image via WikipediaGuy Davis
Guy Davis is a Blues and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Pete Seeger, Taj Mahal, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Bob Dylan. Those roots explain a lot about how Guy Davis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Popa Chubby, Lucky Peterson, Otis Taylor, Keb' Mo' and Susan Tedeschi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jackson Browne, Levon Helm, Carly Simon, Mark Murphy and Ian Anderson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Guy Davis, reaching back through Pete Seeger and forward to Jackson Browne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Guy Davis connections
Guy Davis grew out of Pete Seeger, Taj Mahal, Robert Johnson and Charley Patton, shares an orbit with Popa Chubby, Lucky Peterson, Otis Taylor and Keb' Mo', went on to shape Jackson Browne, Levon Helm, Carly Simon and Mark Murphy. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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