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Willie Brown is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Charley Patton, Son House, Tommy Johnson and Howlin' Wolf. Those roots explain a lot about how Willie Brown arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ishman Bracey, Kokomo Arnold, Barbecue Bob and Papa Charlie Jackson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Willie Brown, reaching back through Charley Patton and forward to Robert Johnson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Willie Lee Brown was an American blues guitar player and vocalist. He performed and recorded with other blues musicians, including Son House and Charlie Patton, and influenced Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Brown is considered one of the pioneering musicians of the Delta blues genre.
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Willie Brown connections
Willie Brown grew out of Charley Patton, Son House, Tommy Johnson and Howlin' Wolf, shares an orbit with Ishman Bracey, Kokomo Arnold, Barbecue Bob and Papa Charlie Jackson, went on to shape Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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