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Lucky Peterson

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Lucky Peterson is a Blues and Gospel act. Their catalogue also touches House and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Black Ivory, Willie Dixon and James Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how Lucky Peterson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Popa Chubby, Robert Cray, Seasick Steve, Jean-Jacques Milteau and Snowy White, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Abbey Lincoln, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Milton, Mavis Staples and Kenny Neal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Lucky Peterson, reaching back through Black Ivory and forward to Abbey Lincoln. 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
Lucky PetersonBlack IvoryWillie DixonJames BrownAbbey LincolnBobby "Blue" BlandLittle MiltonMavis StaplesKenny NealCarey BellArchie SheppEtta JamesPopa ChubbyRobert CraySeasick SteveJean-Jacques MilteauSnowy WhiteKeb' Mo'Gregor HildenOtis Taylor

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Lucky Peterson connections

Lucky Peterson grew out of Black Ivory, Willie Dixon and James Brown, shares an orbit with Popa Chubby, Robert Cray, Seasick Steve and Jean-Jacques Milteau, went on to shape Abbey Lincoln, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Milton and Mavis Staples. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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