◇ image via WikipediaIda Cox
Ida Cox is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Papa Charlie Jackson, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Ida Cox arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Trixie Smith, Lil Green, Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Papa Charlie Jackson and Barbecue Bob, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sippie Wallace, Earl Palmer, Tampa Red and Barbara Dane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Ida Cox, reaching back through Papa Charlie Jackson and forward to Sippie Wallace. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ida M. Cox was an American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings. She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues".
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Ida Cox connections
Ida Cox grew out of Papa Charlie Jackson, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, shares an orbit with Trixie Smith, Lil Green, Bertha "Chippie" Hill and Papa Charlie Jackson, went on to shape Sippie Wallace, Earl Palmer, Tampa Red and Barbara Dane. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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