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Alabama is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Restless Heart, Lonestar, NSYNC, Joe Diffie and Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. Those roots explain a lot about how Alabama arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as George Strait, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, John Michael Montgomery and John Anderson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Billy Ray Cyrus, Jamey Johnson, NSYNC, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Alabama, reaching back through Restless Heart and forward to Billy Ray Cyrus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Alabama connections
Alabama grew out of Restless Heart, Lonestar, NSYNC and Joe Diffie, shares an orbit with George Strait, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson and John Michael Montgomery, went on to shape Billy Ray Cyrus, Jamey Johnson, NSYNC and Luke Bryan. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Alabama
Sounds and acts that shaped Alabama.
Artists similar to Alabama
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Alabama.
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- Barbara Mandrellartist
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