◇ image via WikipediaJohn McLaughlin
John McLaughlin is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Mountain, Paco de Lucía, Chick Corea, Django Reinhardt and Muddy Waters. Those roots explain a lot about how John McLaughlin arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Miles Davis and Jan Garbarek, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Serú Girán, Ronnie Jones, BPM, Steve Lukather and Steve Morse, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around John McLaughlin, reaching back through Mountain and forward to Serú Girán. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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John McLaughlin connections
John McLaughlin grew out of Mountain, Paco de Lucía, Chick Corea and Django Reinhardt, shares an orbit with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea and Miles Davis, went on to shape Serú Girán, Ronnie Jones, BPM and Steve Lukather. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced John McLaughlin
Sounds and acts that shaped John McLaughlin.
- Mountainartist
- Paco de Lucíaartist
- Chick Coreaartist
- Django Reinhardtartist
- Muddy Watersartist
- Sabicasartist
- Jim Hallartist
- Miles Davisartist
- Bill Evansartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Graham Bondartist
- Charles Mingusartist
- Larry Coryellartist
- A Love Supremeartist
- Jean-Luc Pontyartist
- Buddy Milesartist
- B.B. Kingartist
- Miles Davis Quintetartist
- John Coltraneartist
Artists similar to John McLaughlin
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with John McLaughlin.
Bands John McLaughlin shaped
Where the influence of John McLaughlin travelled next.
- Serú Giránartist
- Ronnie Jonesartist
- BPMartist
- Steve Lukatherartist
- Steve Morseartist
- Jimmy Pageartist
- Carlos Santanaartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Pat Methenyartist
- Zakk Wyldeartist
- Tomo Milicevicartist
- Czesław Niemenartist
- Public Image Ltd.artist
- Larry Coryellartist
- Level 42artist
- Pentangleartist
- Narada Michael Waldenartist
- Return to Foreverartist
- Jan Akkermanartist
- Vernon Reidartist
- Unfinished Sympathyartist
- 9012Live: The Solosartist
- Ottmar Liebertartist
- Howie Bartist
- California Guitar Trioartist
- Fareed Haqueartist
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