◇ image via WikipediaSonny Terry
Sonny Terry is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Sonny Boy Williamson I, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller, Leadbelly and Mississippi John Hurt. Those roots explain a lot about how Sonny Terry arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukka White, Koko Taylor, Elmore James and Leadbelly, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John P. Hammond, The Blues Brothers, Brownie McGhee, Woody Guthrie and Ry Cooder, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Sonny Terry, reaching back through Sonny Boy Williamson I and forward to John P. Hammond. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sonny Terry connections
Sonny Terry grew out of Sonny Boy Williamson I, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller and Leadbelly, shares an orbit with Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukka White, Koko Taylor and Elmore James, went on to shape John P. Hammond, The Blues Brothers, Brownie McGhee and Woody Guthrie. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sonny Terry
Sounds and acts that shaped Sonny Terry.
Artists similar to Sonny Terry
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sonny Terry.
- Blind Lemon Jeffersonartist
- Bukka Whiteartist
- Koko Taylorartist
- Elmore Jamesartist
- Leadbellyartist
- Big Walter Hortonartist
- Jean-Jacques Milteauartist
- Mississippi Fred McDowellartist
- Skip Jamesartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Reverend Gary Davisartist
- Robert Johnsonartist
- Son Houseartist
- Josh Whiteartist
- Jimmy Witherspoonartist
- Roosevelt Sykesartist
- Sleepy John Estesartist
Bands Sonny Terry shaped
Where the influence of Sonny Terry travelled next.
- John P. Hammondartist
- The Blues Brothersartist
- Brownie McGheeartist
- Woody Guthrieartist
- Ry Cooderartist
- Robert Johnsonartist
- Pete Seegerartist
- Lightnin' Hopkinsartist
- Big Joe Williamsartist
- Johnny Winterartist
- Willie Dixonartist
- Chris Barberartist
- David Clayton-Thomasartist
- Cyril Daviesartist
- Song to Woodyartist
- Guy Davisartist
- George Thorogood & The Destroyersartist
- Son of Daveartist
- Ellen McIlwaineartist
- Cisco Houstonartist
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- The Blastersartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Taj Mahalartist
- Van Morrisonartist
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