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Mamie Smith

Blues
Blues

Mamie Smith is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of W. C. Handy. Those roots explain a lot about how Mamie Smith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Marion Harris, Papa Charlie Jackson, Lil Green, Sophie Tucker and Trixie Smith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tampa Red, Victoria Spivey, China Moses, Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Mamie Smith, reaching back through W. C. Handy and forward to Tampa Red. 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
Mamie SmithW. C. HandyTampa RedVictoria SpiveyChina MosesBessie SmithMahalia JacksonSophie TuckerMarion HarrisPapa Charlie JacksonLil GreenSophie TuckerTrixie SmithKokomo ArnoldBertha "Chippie" HillBarbecue Bob

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Mamie Smith connections

Mamie Smith grew out of W. C. Handy, shares an orbit with Marion Harris, Papa Charlie Jackson, Lil Green and Sophie Tucker, went on to shape Tampa Red, Victoria Spivey, China Moses and Bessie Smith. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Mamie Smith

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Mamie Smith.

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Kindred10

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mamie Smith.

Bands Mamie Smith shaped

Legacy6

Where the influence of Mamie Smith travelled next.

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