◇ image via WikipediaAl Stewart
Al Stewart is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Van Morrison, The Shadows, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Jackson C. Frank. Those roots explain a lot about how Al Stewart arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gerry Rafferty, Seals & Crofts, America, Little River Band and Firefall, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Led Zeppelin, The Alan Parsons Project, Alan Parsons, Poco and Giles, Giles and Fripp, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Al Stewart, reaching back through Van Morrison and forward to Led Zeppelin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Alastair Ian Stewart is a British singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a style of combining folk-rock songs with tales of characters and events from history.
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Al Stewart connections
Al Stewart grew out of Van Morrison, The Shadows, The Beatles and Bob Dylan, shares an orbit with Gerry Rafferty, Seals & Crofts, America and Little River Band, went on to shape Led Zeppelin, The Alan Parsons Project, Alan Parsons and Poco. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Al Stewart
Sounds and acts that shaped Al Stewart.
- Van Morrisonartist
- The Shadowsartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Jackson C. Frankartist
- The Yardbirdsartist
- Cat Stevensartist
- Bert Janschartist
- Roy Harperartist
- Ralph McTellartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Jonathan Edwardsartist
- Clarence "Frogman" Henryartist
- Tori Amosartist
- Robert Frippartist
- Eric Woolfsonartist
- Dave Swarbrickartist
Artists similar to Al Stewart
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Al Stewart.
- Gerry Raffertyartist
- Seals & Croftsartist
- Americaartist
- Little River Bandartist
- Firefallartist
- Supertrampartist
- Orleansartist
- Christopher Crossartist
- Dave Masonartist
- Atlanta Rhythm Sectionartist
- Mark Knopflerartist
- Stealers Wheelartist
- Pablo Cruiseartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Paul Davisartist
- Harry Chapinartist
- Gordon Lightfootartist
- England Dan & John Ford Coleyartist
- Breadartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- Joe Jacksonartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
Bands Al Stewart shaped
Where the influence of Al Stewart travelled next.
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