◇ 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 Lucky Peterson, Otis Taylor, Keb' Mo', Susan Tedeschi and Charlie Musselwhite, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mark Murphy, Dr. John, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne and Levon Helm, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Guy Davis, reaching back through Pete Seeger and forward to Mark Murphy. 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 Lucky Peterson, Otis Taylor, Keb' Mo' and Susan Tedeschi, went on to shape Mark Murphy, Dr. John, Brian Wilson and Jackson Browne. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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