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Syl Johnson

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Syl Johnson is a Blues and House act. Their sound grew out of Al Green, Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf. Those roots explain a lot about how Syl Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as O.V. Wright, Little Beaver, Otis Clay, Joe Simon and Bobby "Blue" Bland, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Syleena Johnson, Ken Boothe, Delroy Wilson, Wu-Tang Clan and Public Enemy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Syl Johnson, reaching back through Al Green and forward to Syleena Johnson. 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
Syl JohnsonAl GreenMagic SamBilly Boy ArnoldJunior WellsHowlin' WolfJimmy ReedFreddie KingWillie MitchellSyleena JohnsonKen BootheDelroy WilsonWu-Tang ClanPublic EnemyKool G RapDe La SoulGeto BoysO.V. WrightLittle BeaverOtis ClayJoe SimonBobby "Blue" BlandSharon Jones and the…Baby HueyShuggie Otis

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Syl Johnson connections

Syl Johnson grew out of Al Green, Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold and Junior Wells, shares an orbit with O.V. Wright, Little Beaver, Otis Clay and Joe Simon, went on to shape Syleena Johnson, Ken Boothe, Delroy Wilson and Wu-Tang Clan. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Syl Johnson

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Syl Johnson.

Artists similar to Syl Johnson

Kindred20

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Syl Johnson.

Bands Syl Johnson shaped

Legacy14

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