◇ image via WikipediaTommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Charley Patton. Those roots explain a lot about how Tommy Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Skip James, Bukka White, Son House, Robert Johnson and Blind Blake, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Canned Heat, Rory Block, Chris Thomas King, Seasick Steve and Howlin' Wolf, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Tommy Johnson, reaching back through Charley Patton and forward to Canned Heat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Tommy Johnson connections
Tommy Johnson grew out of Charley Patton, shares an orbit with Skip James, Bukka White, Son House and Robert Johnson, went on to shape Canned Heat, Rory Block, Chris Thomas King and Seasick Steve. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Artists similar to Tommy Johnson
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tommy Johnson.
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