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Little Walter is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Nobody but You, Snooky Pryor, Fred Below, Willie Dixon and Django Reinhardt. Those roots explain a lot about how Little Walter arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Elmore James, Big Walter Horton, Slim Harpo, Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stevie Wonder, Jason Ricci, Rod Piazza, Albert Ayler and Otis Rush, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Little Walter, reaching back through Nobody but You and forward to Stevie Wonder. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Little Walter connections
Little Walter grew out of Nobody but You, Snooky Pryor, Fred Below and Willie Dixon, shares an orbit with Elmore James, Big Walter Horton, Slim Harpo and Bo Diddley, went on to shape Stevie Wonder, Jason Ricci, Rod Piazza and Albert Ayler. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Little Walter
Sounds and acts that shaped Little Walter.
Artists similar to Little Walter
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Little Walter.
- Elmore Jamesartist
- Big Walter Hortonartist
- Slim Harpoartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Magic Samartist
- Koko Taylorartist
- Albert Kingartist
- Earl Hookerartist
- J.B. Lenoirartist
- Robert Johnsonartist
- Skip Jamesartist
- Son Houseartist
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Bandartist
- Guitar Slimartist
- Mississippi Fred McDowellartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Blind Lemon Jeffersonartist
Bands Little Walter shaped
Where the influence of Little Walter travelled next.
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Jason Ricciartist
- Rod Piazzaartist
- Albert Aylerartist
- Otis Rushartist
- Koko Taylorartist
- Robert Lockwood Jr.artist
- Johnnie Johnsonartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Magic Samartist
- Bobby Rushartist
- The Strypesartist
- Cyril Daviesartist
- George Smithartist
- Boogie with Canned Heatartist
- Sam Myersartist
- Jerry McCainartist
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Bandartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Mink DeVilleartist
- Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukesartist
- Pat Travers Bandartist
- Freddie Kingartist
- Björn Ulvaeusartist
- Ike Turnerartist
- Junior Wellsartist
- James Cottonartist
- Carey Bellartist
- Kim Wilsonartist
- Paul Butterfieldartist
- Brian Jonesartist
- Mick Jaggerartist
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