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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of R.L. Burnside, Elliott Smith, Beck, Solomon Burke and Mike D. Those roots explain a lot about how The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mudhoney, Frank Black, Girls Against Boys, Sugar and The Black Keys, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Little Barrie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, reaching back through R.L. Burnside and forward to Little Barrie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion was an American three-piece rock band from New York City, formed in 1991. The group consisted of Judah Bauer on guitar, backing vocals, harmonica and occasional lead vocals; Russell Simins on drums; and Jon Spencer on vocals, guitar and theremin. Their musical style is largely rooted in rock and roll; however, the band draws influences from punk, blues, garage, rockabilly, soul, noise rock, rhythm and blues and hip-hop.
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion connections
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion grew out of R.L. Burnside, Elliott Smith, Beck and Solomon Burke, shares an orbit with Mudhoney, Frank Black, Girls Against Boys and Sugar, went on to shape Little Barrie. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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