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America is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Quintessence, Willis Alan Ramsey, Russ Ballard, Pages and Geoff Emerick. Those roots explain a lot about how America arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Seals & Crofts, Bread, The Doobie Brothers, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Jim Croce, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Timothy B. Schmit, Steve Lukather, Little River Band, Limahl and Let's Wait Awhile, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around America, reaching back through Quintessence and forward to Timothy B. Schmit. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
America is an American rock band formed in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. Achieving significant popularity in the 1970s, the trio was famous for its close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk rock sound. The band released a string of hit albums and singles, many of which found airplay on pop and soft rock stations.
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America connections
America grew out of Quintessence, Willis Alan Ramsey, Russ Ballard and Pages, shares an orbit with Seals & Crofts, Bread, The Doobie Brothers and Crosby, Stills & Nash, went on to shape Timothy B. Schmit, Steve Lukather, Little River Band and Limahl. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced America
Sounds and acts that shaped America.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with America.
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- Al Stewartartist
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- Christopher Crossartist
- Dave Masonartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
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- Dr. Hookartist
- Rod Stewartartist
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- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Fleetwood Macartist
- Badfingerartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
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- Pablo Cruiseartist
- The Stills-Young Bandartist
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