◇ image via WikipediaJohnny Winter
Johnny Winter is a Blues and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Winter arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Robin Trower, Edgar Winter, Popa Chubby and Ten Years After, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Muddy Waters, Joe Perry, Alex Skolnick, Billy Corgan and Adrian Smith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Johnny Winter, reaching back through B.B. King and forward to Muddy Waters. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Johnny Winter connections
Johnny Winter grew out of B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, shares an orbit with John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Robin Trower, Edgar Winter and Popa Chubby, went on to shape Muddy Waters, Joe Perry, Alex Skolnick and Billy Corgan. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Johnny Winter
Sounds and acts that shaped Johnny Winter.
- B.B. Kingartist
- Chuck Berryartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Jim Morrisonartist
- Rick Derringerartist
- Otis Rushartist
- Edgar Winterartist
- Sonny Terryartist
- Earl Kingartist
- Lonnie Brooksartist
- Texas Floodartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- The Valentinosartist
- The Edgar Winter Groupartist
- Muddy Watersartist
- Bobby Blandartist
- Mike Bloomfieldartist
- Al Kooperartist
- Willie Dixonartist
- Big Walter Hortonartist
Artists similar to Johnny Winter
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Johnny Winter.
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Robin Trowerartist
- Edgar Winterartist
- Popa Chubbyartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Albert Kingartist
- Humble Pieartist
- Roy Buchananartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- Jeff Healeyartist
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Bandartist
- ZZ Topartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Freeartist
- Robert Crayartist
- Tasteartist
- Foghatartist
- Lonnie Mackartist
- Peter Greenartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
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