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Big & Rich

Big & Rich is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lonestar, Keith Anderson, Jamey Johnson, James Otto and Terri Clark. Those roots explain a lot about how Big & Rich arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Chris Cagle and Craig Morgan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gloriana, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Gretchen Wilson and Martina McBride, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Big & Rich, reaching back through Lonestar and forward to Gloriana. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Big & Rich is an American country music duo from Nashville, Tennessee. The duo consists of Big Kenny and John Rich, both of whom are songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists. Before the duo's foundation, Rich was bass guitarist in the country band Lonestar, while Kenny was a solo artist for Hollywood Records.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Big & RichLonestarKeith AndersonJamey JohnsonJames OttoTerri ClarkFrankie BallardGlorianaTim McGrawJason AldeanGretchen WilsonMartina McBrideKris KristoffersonLonestarJames OttoToby KeithBlake SheltonKenny ChesneyChris CagleCraig MorganTim McGrawJohn Michael Montgom…Eric Church

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Big & Rich connections

Big & Rich grew out of Lonestar, Keith Anderson, Jamey Johnson and James Otto, shares an orbit with Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney and Chris Cagle, went on to shape Gloriana, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean and Gretchen Wilson. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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