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Tommy Johnson

Blues
Blues

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 Howlin' Wolf, Willie Brown, Seasick Steve, Chris Thomas King and Rory Block, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Tommy Johnson, reaching back through Charley Patton and forward to Howlin' Wolf. 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
Tommy JohnsonCharley PattonHowlin' WolfWillie BrownSeasick SteveChris Thomas KingRory BlockCanned HeatSkip JamesBukka WhiteSon HouseRobert JohnsonBlind BlakeMississippi Fred McD…Blind Lemon JeffersonReverend Gary Davis

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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 Howlin' Wolf, Willie Brown, Seasick Steve and Chris Thomas King. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Tommy Johnson

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Tommy Johnson.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tommy Johnson.

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Where the influence of Tommy Johnson travelled next.

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