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Otis Clay

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Otis Clay is a House act. Their sound grew out of O.V. Wright, George Jackson, Sir Mack Rice, Otis Rush and Barbara Acklin. Those roots explain a lot about how Otis Clay arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as O.V. Wright, Jimmy Hughes, Don Bryant, Joe Simon and Otis Redding, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Susan Tedeschi, Bob Seger and William Bell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Otis Clay, reaching back through O.V. Wright and forward to Susan Tedeschi. 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
Otis ClayO.V. WrightGeorge JacksonSir Mack RiceOtis RushBarbara AcklinSusan TedeschiBob SegerWilliam BellO.V. WrightJimmy HughesDon BryantJoe SimonOtis ReddingKing FloydIrma ThomasClarence Carter

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Otis Clay connections

Otis Clay grew out of O.V. Wright, George Jackson, Sir Mack Rice and Otis Rush, shares an orbit with O.V. Wright, Jimmy Hughes, Don Bryant and Joe Simon, went on to shape Susan Tedeschi, Bob Seger and William Bell. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Otis Clay

Roots5

Sounds and acts that shaped Otis Clay.

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Kindred17

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Otis Clay.

Bands Otis Clay shaped

Legacy3

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