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Slim Harpo is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Jimmy Reed and Lightnin' Slim. Those roots explain a lot about how Slim Harpo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Elmore James, Son Seals, Bo Diddley, Albert King and John Lee Hooker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Strypes, Hank Williams Jr., John P. Hammond, Oh! Darling and Kenny Neal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Slim Harpo, reaching back through Jimmy Reed and forward to The Strypes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Slim Harpo was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the most commercially successful blues artists of his day". He played guitar and was a master of the blues harmonica, known in blues circles as a "harp". His most successful and influential recordings included "I'm a King Bee" (1957), "Rainin' in My Heart" (1961), and "Baby Scratch My Back" (1966), which reached number one on Billboard's R&B chart and number 16 on its broader Hot 100 singles chart.
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Slim Harpo connections
Slim Harpo grew out of Jimmy Reed and Lightnin' Slim, shares an orbit with Elmore James, Son Seals, Bo Diddley and Albert King, went on to shape The Strypes, Hank Williams Jr., John P. Hammond and Oh! Darling. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Slim Harpo
Sounds and acts that shaped Slim Harpo.
Artists similar to Slim Harpo
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Slim Harpo.
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- Guitar Slimartist
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- Earl Hookerartist
- Bukka Whiteartist
- Son Houseartist
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Bandartist
- Robert Johnsonartist
Bands Slim Harpo shaped
Where the influence of Slim Harpo travelled next.
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- John P. Hammondartist
- Oh! Darlingartist
- Kenny Nealartist
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- Themartist
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