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Aaron Neville is a Funk and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Bill Medley, Sam Cooke, The Impressions, Randy Newman and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Those roots explain a lot about how Aaron Neville arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Percy Sledge, The Drifters, Clarence Carter, Irma Thomas and Donny Hathaway, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Linda Ronstadt, Trisha Yearwood, Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples and Chris Botti, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Aaron Neville, reaching back through Bill Medley and forward to Linda Ronstadt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Aaron Neville connections
Aaron Neville grew out of Bill Medley, Sam Cooke, The Impressions and Randy Newman, shares an orbit with Percy Sledge, The Drifters, Clarence Carter and Irma Thomas, went on to shape Linda Ronstadt, Trisha Yearwood, Chaka Khan and Mavis Staples. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Aaron Neville
Sounds and acts that shaped Aaron Neville.
- Bill Medleyartist
- Sam Cookeartist
- The Impressionsartist
- Randy Newmanartist
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersartist
- The Blind Boys of Alabamaartist
- Tower of Powerartist
- Kelly Willisartist
- The Main Ingredientartist
- The Tony Rich Projectartist
- Adrian Gurvitzartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Daryl Hallartist
- Allen Toussaintartist
- The Monkeesartist
- George Jonesartist
- Patsy Clineartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Kris Kristoffersonartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Curtis Mayfieldartist
Artists similar to Aaron Neville
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Aaron Neville.
- Percy Sledgeartist
- The Driftersartist
- Clarence Carterartist
- Irma Thomasartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Brenton Woodartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- Ray Charlesartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- Etta Jamesartist
- Barbara Lynnartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Ike & Tina Turnerartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Roberta Flackartist
- Bobby "Blue" Blandartist
- The Righteous Brothersartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Macy Grayartist
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