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Magic Sam

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Blues

Magic Sam is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Eddie Boyd, John Primer, A.C. Reed, Willie Dixon and Otis Rush. Those roots explain a lot about how Magic Sam arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Elmore James, Earl Hooker, Albert King, Big Walter Horton and Koko Taylor, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Eddy Clearwater, Syl Johnson, Jimmy Dawkins, Freddie King and Buddy Guy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Magic Sam, reaching back through Eddie Boyd and forward to Eddy Clearwater. 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
Magic SamEddie BoydJohn PrimerA.C. ReedWillie DixonOtis RushMuddy WatersLittle WalterCobra RecordsEddy ClearwaterSyl JohnsonJimmy DawkinsFreddie KingBuddy GuyOtis RushMagic SlimMike BloomfieldElmore JamesEarl HookerAlbert KingBig Walter HortonKoko TaylorJ.B. LenoirJohn Mayall & The Bl…The Paul Butterfield…

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Magic Sam connections

Magic Sam grew out of Eddie Boyd, John Primer, A.C. Reed and Willie Dixon, shares an orbit with Elmore James, Earl Hooker, Albert King and Big Walter Horton, went on to shape Eddy Clearwater, Syl Johnson, Jimmy Dawkins and Freddie King. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Magic Sam

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Magic Sam.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Magic Sam.

Bands Magic Sam shaped

Legacy11

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