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Luther Allison

Blues
Blues

Luther Allison is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Sunnyland Slim, Delmark Records, Lonnie Brooks, Hound Dog Taylor and Howlin' Wolf. Those roots explain a lot about how Luther Allison arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Son Seals, Albert King, Johnny Copeland, Koko Taylor and Magic Sam, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jonny Lang and The Pretty Things, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Luther Allison, reaching back through Sunnyland Slim and forward to Jonny Lang. 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
Luther AllisonSunnyland SlimDelmark RecordsLonnie BrooksHound Dog TaylorHowlin' WolfFreddie KingJimmy DawkinsMagic SamJonny LangThe Pretty ThingsSon SealsAlbert KingJohnny CopelandKoko TaylorMagic SamMichael BurksThe Paul Butterfield…Popa Chubby

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Luther Allison connections

Luther Allison grew out of Sunnyland Slim, Delmark Records, Lonnie Brooks and Hound Dog Taylor, shares an orbit with Son Seals, Albert King, Johnny Copeland and Koko Taylor, went on to shape Jonny Lang and The Pretty Things. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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