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Brian Wilson is a Pop and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Be My Baby, Sara Watkins, Switched-On Bach, Malibu and Guy Davis. Those roots explain a lot about how Brian Wilson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wings, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney & Wings and Elvis Costello, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into sombr, Get Behind Me Satan, David Gates, Afraid of Sunlight and Thijs van Leer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 connections around Brian Wilson, reaching back through Be My Baby and forward to sombr. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Brian Wilson connections
Brian Wilson grew out of Be My Baby, Sara Watkins, Switched-On Bach and Malibu, shares an orbit with Wings, The Beatles, Paul Simon and Paul McCartney & Wings, went on to shape sombr, Get Behind Me Satan, David Gates and Afraid of Sunlight. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Brian Wilson
Sounds and acts that shaped Brian Wilson.
- Be My Babyartist
- Sara Watkinsartist
- Switched-On Bachartist
- Malibuartist
- Guy Davisartist
- The Impressionsartist
- The Ad Libsartist
- Terry Jacksartist
- Sixto Rodriguezartist
- The Ronettesartist
- George Gershwinartist
- Phil Spectorartist
- Burt Bacharachartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Paul McCartneyartist
- Charlie Wattsartist
- Jeff Lynneartist
- Bernie Taupinartist
- Light My Fireartist
- What'd I Sayartist
- Mark Ishamartist
- Bill Medleyartist
Artists similar to Brian Wilson
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Brian Wilson.
- Wingsartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Paul McCartney & Wingsartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Carl Wilsonartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Elvis Costello & The Attractionsartist
- Badfingerartist
- John Caleartist
- Elton Johnartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- Neil Young & Crazy Horseartist
- Billy Joelartist
- Lindsey Buckinghamartist
Bands Brian Wilson shaped
Where the influence of Brian Wilson travelled next.
- sombrartist
- Get Behind Me Satanartist
- David Gatesartist
- Afraid of Sunlightartist
- Thijs van Leerartist
- Straight Outta Lynwoodartist
- Stupid Dreamartist
- Fleet Foxesartist
- The Japanese Houseartist
- She & Himartist
- Dots and Loopsartist
- Chris Rainbowartist
- Gepeartist
- Lewis Taylorartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- S. Careyartist
- Wilson Phillipsartist
- NRBQartist
- Jellyfishartist
- John Caleartist
- Robert Wyattartist
- Leon Russellartist
- Scott Weilandartist
- John Wettonartist
- Nate Ruessartist
- Tal Wilkenfeldartist
- Demon Daysartist
- Corneliusartist
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