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Bill Fay

Bill Fay is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Bill Callahan, Bert Jansch, Roy Harper, Fairport Convention and Fred Neil, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Jim O'Rourke, Okkervil River and The War on Drugs, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Bill Fay and forward to Wilco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

William Fay was an English singer-songwriter. His early recordings were released by Deram, but following the release of his second album in 1971, Fay was dropped by the label. His work enjoyed a growing cult status in the 1990s, and his older works were re-issued in 1998 and 2004–2005. Fay's 2012 album Life Is People was his first album of all-new material since 1971. His last album, Countless Branches, was released on 17 January 2020.

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Bill FayWilcoJeff TweedyJim O'RourkeOkkervil RiverThe War on DrugsMarc AlmondPavementStephen MalkmusBill CallahanBert JanschRoy HarperFairport ConventionFred NeilTim HardinBonnie 'Prince' BillyVic Chesnutt

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Bill Fay connections

Bill Fay shares an orbit with Bill Callahan, Bert Jansch, Roy Harper and Fairport Convention, went on to shape Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Jim O'Rourke and Okkervil River. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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