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Johnny Adams

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Johnny Adams is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Doc Pomus, Eddie Bo, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin and Percy Mayfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Adams arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Irma Thomas, Eddie Bo, Ernie K-Doe, Bobby "Blue" Bland and Jon Cleary, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Johnny Adams, reaching back through Doc Pomus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Johnny AdamsDoc PomusEddie BoHarold ArlenGeorge GershwinPercy MayfieldSteve ConteIrma ThomasEddie BoErnie K-DoeBobby "Blue" BlandJon ClearyBo DiddleyPercy SledgeKoko Taylor

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Johnny Adams connections

Johnny Adams grew out of Doc Pomus, Eddie Bo, Harold Arlen and George Gershwin, shares an orbit with Irma Thomas, Eddie Bo, Ernie K-Doe and Bobby "Blue" Bland. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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