◇ image via WikipediaBonnie 'Prince' Billy
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jonathan Wilson, Nat King Cole, Merle Haggard, Red House Painters and Valgeir Sigurðsson. Those roots explain a lot about how Bonnie 'Prince' Billy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Palace Music, Bill Callahan, Vic Chesnutt, Songs: Ohia and Buck Meek, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into CFCF, Johnny Cash, Rosalía, Marianne Faithfull and Mark Kozelek, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, reaching back through Jonathan Wilson and forward to CFCF. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Joseph Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace. After briefly publishing music under his own name, in 1998 he adopted Bonnie "Prince" Billy as the name for most of his work.
Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy connections
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy grew out of Jonathan Wilson, Nat King Cole, Merle Haggard and Red House Painters, shares an orbit with Palace Music, Bill Callahan, Vic Chesnutt and Songs: Ohia, went on to shape CFCF, Johnny Cash, Rosalía and Marianne Faithfull. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Sounds and acts that shaped Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.
Artists similar to Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.
- Palace Musicartist
- Bill Callahanartist
- Vic Chesnuttartist
- Songs: Ohiaartist
- Buck Meekartist
- Cass McCombsartist
- Joan Shelleyartist
- Kevin Morbyartist
- Cat Powerartist
- Uncle Tupeloartist
- Jake Xerxes Fussellartist
- Lucinda Williamsartist
- Steve Gunnartist
- Laura Veirsartist
- Courtney Marie Andrewsartist
- Woven Handartist
- Bill Fayartist
- J Mascisartist
Bands Bonnie 'Prince' Billy shaped
Where the influence of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy travelled next.
Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next
Shapes the roadmapMusic Personality
Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.
Quizzes & badges
Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.
Friend / taste matching
Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.
Gaps
Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.