◇ image via WikipediaSammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr. is a Blues and Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Larry Carlton, Wallace Davenport, Billy Lee Riley, Billy Strange and Johnny Harris. Those roots explain a lot about how Sammy Davis Jr. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Perry Como, Dinah Washington and June Christy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Jackson, Chico Hamilton, Year of the Gentleman, Susan Anton and Mark Murphy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Sammy Davis Jr., reaching back through Larry Carlton and forward to Michael Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sammy Davis Jr. connections
Sammy Davis Jr. grew out of Larry Carlton, Wallace Davenport, Billy Lee Riley and Billy Strange, shares an orbit with Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Perry Como and Dinah Washington, went on to shape Michael Jackson, Chico Hamilton, Year of the Gentleman and Susan Anton. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sammy Davis Jr.
Sounds and acts that shaped Sammy Davis Jr..
- Larry Carltonartist
- Wallace Davenportartist
- Billy Lee Rileyartist
- Billy Strangeartist
- Johnny Harrisartist
- Boston Pops Orchestraartist
- Jerry Lewisartist
- Lena Horneartist
- Udo Jürgensartist
- Petula Clarkartist
- Louis Armstrongartist
- Violetta Villasartist
- Ethel Watersartist
- She's Out of My Lifeartist
- Linda Hopkinsartist
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