◇ image via WikipediaJohnny Copeland
Johnny Copeland is a Blues and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Alligator Records, T-Bone Walker and Albert Collins. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Copeland arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Magic Sam, Koko Taylor, Albert King, Son Seals and Charlie Musselwhite, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Shemekia Copeland, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Johnny Copeland, reaching back through Alligator Records and forward to Shemekia Copeland. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
John Clyde Copeland was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer. In 1983, he was named Blues Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation. He is the father of blues singer Shemekia Copeland.
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Johnny Copeland connections
Johnny Copeland grew out of Alligator Records, T-Bone Walker and Albert Collins, shares an orbit with Magic Sam, Koko Taylor, Albert King and Son Seals, went on to shape Shemekia Copeland. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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