Elvin Bishop ~ Similar Artists

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Little Feat - 100% match to Elvin Bishop

The compact rock 'n' roll funk displayed by Little Feat put them out of step with other Californian rock bands of the early 70s. By combining elements of country, folk, blues, soul and boogie they unwittingly created a sound that became their own, and has to date never been... Read more

B.B. King - 75% match to Elvin Bishop

Riley B. King, 16 September 1925, Indianola, Mississippi, USA. The son of a sharecropper, King went to work on the plantation like any other young black in Mississippi, but he had sung in amateur gospel groups from childhood. By the age of 16, he was also playing blues guitar... Read more

Black Oak Arkansas - 61% match to Elvin Bishop

A sextet formed in the late 60s, Black Oak Arkansas took its name from the US town and state where singer Jim "Dandy" Mangrum (30 March 1948) was born. The other members of the band came from nearby towns: Ricky Reynolds (b. 28 October 1948, Manilan, Arkansas, USA; guitar),... Read more

Boz Scaggs - 59% match to Elvin Bishop

William Royce Scaggs, 8 June 1944, Canton, Ohio, USA. Scaggs was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he joined fellow guitarist Steve Miller in a high-school group, the Marksmen. The musicians maintained this partnership in the Ardells, a group they formed at the University of... Read more

Tommy Castro - 59% match to Elvin Bishop

San Jose, California, USA. Castro and his music sit squarely at the centre of an evolving tradition of rock and blues. His early heroes were Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield and the Rolling Stones, which led him further back to the music of Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Otis Redding... Read more

Steve Winwood - 58% match to Elvin Bishop

Stephen Lawrence Winwood, 12 May 1948, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Steve and his older brother Muff Winwood were born into a family with parents who encouraged musical evenings at their home. Steve was playing guitar with Muff and their father in the Ron Atkinson Band at... Read more

Albert Cummings - 55% match to Elvin Bishop

Jonny Lang - 53% match to Elvin Bishop

Jon Gordon Langseth, 29 January 1981, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. Blues guitarist/singer Jonny Lang was signed to A&M Records as a child prodigy before his sixteenth birthday - having only received his first guitar at the age of 13. By this time he had already earned a strong... Read more

Robert Cray - 52% match to Elvin Bishop

1 August 1953, Columbus, Georgia, USA. The popularity of guitar-based blues during the 80s had much to do with the unassuming brilliance of this artist. Cray's music, a mixture of pure blues, soul and rock, and his fluid, clean style owes much to Albert Collins and Peter Green,... Read more

Johnny Winter - 51% match to Elvin Bishop

23 February 1944, Leland, Mississippi, USA. Raised in Beaumont, Texas, with younger brother Edgar Winter, Johnny was a child prodigy prior to forging a career as a blues guitarist. He made his recording debut in 1960, fronting Johnny And The Jammers, and over the next eight... Read more