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Lightnin' Hopkins is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Sonny Terry, Arhoolie Records, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Alger "Texas" Alexander. Those roots explain a lot about how Lightnin' Hopkins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Skip James, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Reverend Gary Davis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ringo Starr, Albert Collins, Seasick Steve, Susan Tedeschi and Barbara Dane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around Lightnin' Hopkins, reaching back through Sonny Terry and forward to Ringo Starr. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Lightnin' Hopkins connections
Lightnin' Hopkins grew out of Sonny Terry, Arhoolie Records, Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Lemon Jefferson, shares an orbit with John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Skip James and Mississippi Fred McDowell, went on to shape Ringo Starr, Albert Collins, Seasick Steve and Susan Tedeschi. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Lightnin' Hopkins
Sounds and acts that shaped Lightnin' Hopkins.
Artists similar to Lightnin' Hopkins
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Lightnin' Hopkins.
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Bands Lightnin' Hopkins shaped
Where the influence of Lightnin' Hopkins travelled next.
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