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Washington Phillips

Washington Phillips is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Reverend Gary Davis, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Rev. Gary Davis, Mahalia Jackson and Bukka White, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Will Oldham, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt and Barry McGuire, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Washington Phillips and forward to Will Oldham. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

George Washington "Wash" Phillips was an American gospel and gospel blues singer and instrumentalist. The exact nature of the instrument or instruments he played is uncertain, being identified only as "novelty accompaniment" on the labels of the 78 rpm records released during his lifetime.

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Washington PhillipsWill OldhamSister Rosetta TharpeRy CooderLinda RonstadtBarry McGuireJorma KaukonenGillian WelchThe Be Good TanyasReverend Gary DavisSister Rosetta TharpeRev. Gary DavisMahalia JacksonBukka WhitePastor T.L. Barrett …Son HouseBlind Lemon Jefferson

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Washington Phillips connections

Washington Phillips shares an orbit with Reverend Gary Davis, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Rev. Gary Davis and Mahalia Jackson, went on to shape Will Oldham, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ry Cooder and Linda Ronstadt. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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