◇ image via WikipediaJohn Fahey
John Fahey is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Blind Blake, Barbecue Bob, Anthology of American Folk Music, Bukka White and Robbie Basho. Those roots explain a lot about how John Fahey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hayden Pedigo, Bert Jansch, Karen Dalton, Fred Neil and Skip James, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steve Gunn, Mike Bloomfield, Maria Muldaur, Canned Heat and Sonic Youth, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around John Fahey, reaching back through Blind Blake and forward to Steve Gunn. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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John Fahey connections
John Fahey grew out of Blind Blake, Barbecue Bob, Anthology of American Folk Music and Bukka White, shares an orbit with Hayden Pedigo, Bert Jansch, Karen Dalton and Fred Neil, went on to shape Steve Gunn, Mike Bloomfield, Maria Muldaur and Canned Heat. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced John Fahey
Sounds and acts that shaped John Fahey.
Artists similar to John Fahey
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with John Fahey.
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