◇ image via WikipediaJohnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Keith Richards, Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Bob Wills. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnnie Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jerry McCain, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chuck Berry, Albert King, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Steve Jordan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Johnnie Johnson, reaching back through Keith Richards and forward to Chuck Berry. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Johnnie Johnson connections
Johnnie Johnson grew out of Keith Richards, Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Bob Wills, shares an orbit with Jerry McCain, went on to shape Chuck Berry, Albert King, Keith Richards and Eric Clapton. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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