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Big Brother & the Holding Company

Artists similar to

Big Brother & the Holding Company

group · US · active since 1965

blues rockpsychedelic rockacid rockrock

In short

The artists most similar to Big Brother & the Holding Company are Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin and The Who, from the same blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock circle.

Closest to Big Brother & the Holding Company

1 Janis Joplin
2 The Doors
3 Jefferson Airplane
4 Led Zeppelin
5 The Who
6 Bob Dylan

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13 The Animals’60s “British invasion” group
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15 Lynyrd Skynyrd
16 The Velvet UndergroundLou Reed’s seminal rock band
17 Black SabbathEnglish heavy metal band
18 Deep Purple
19 AC/DCAustralian hard rock band
20 Neil YoungCanadian singer, songwriter & musician
21 The Beach BoysAmerican rock band
22 Simon & Garfunkel
23 Bruce Springsteen
24 The Clash70s–80s British punk rock band
25 Grateful Dead
26 Elton JohnEnglish singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer
27 Guns N’ RosesAmerican hard rock band from Los Angeles
28 Van Morrison
29 SantanaUS Latin, blues, & rock band Bandcamp ↗
30 ZZ Top

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Big Brother & the Holding Company?

The artists most similar to Big Brother & the Holding Company are Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin and The Who, from the same blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Big Brother & the Holding Company?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Santana have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Big Brother & the Holding Company" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Big Brother & the Holding Company?

Big Brother & the Holding Company is usually associated with blues rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock and rock (group · US · active since 1965), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.