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Mystery Train is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels and Carter Family. Those roots explain a lot about how Mystery Train arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Elvis Presley, The Band, Paul Butterfield and The Turtles, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Mystery Train, reaching back through Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and forward to Elvis Presley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Mystery Train" is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Junior Parker in 1953. Originally performed in the style of a Memphis blues or rhythm and blues tune, it was inspired by earlier songs and later became a popular rockabilly song, as first covered by Elvis Presley, then numerous others.
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Mystery Train grew out of Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels and Carter Family, went on to shape Elvis Presley, The Band, Paul Butterfield and The Turtles. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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