◇ image via WikipediaBrittany Howard
Brittany Howard is a Americana act. Their sound grew out of Cream, Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zeppelin and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Those roots explain a lot about how Brittany Howard arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Moses Sumney, Benjamin Booker, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Michael Kiwanuka and Leon Bridges, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mavis Staples, Ben Folds, Paul McCartney, Michael Kiwanuka and Tom Morello, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Brittany Howard, reaching back through Cream and forward to Mavis Staples. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Brittany Howard connections
Brittany Howard grew out of Cream, Pink Floyd, Yes and Led Zeppelin, shares an orbit with Moses Sumney, Benjamin Booker, St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Michael Kiwanuka, went on to shape Mavis Staples, Ben Folds, Paul McCartney and Michael Kiwanuka. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Brittany Howard
Sounds and acts that shaped Brittany Howard.
- Creamartist
- Pink Floydartist
- Yesartist
- Led Zeppelinartist
- Sister Rosetta Tharpeartist
- Princeartist
- Curtis Mayfieldartist
- David Bowieartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Björkartist
- Gil Scott-Heronartist
- Freddie Mercuryartist
- Tina Turnerartist
- Robert Glasperartist
- Robert Glasper Experimentartist
- Dionne Warwickartist
- Elvis Presleyartist
- Black Sabbathartist
Artists similar to Brittany Howard
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Brittany Howard.
- Moses Sumneyartist
- Benjamin Bookerartist
- St. Paul & The Broken Bonesartist
- Michael Kiwanukaartist
- Leon Bridgesartist
- Charlotte Day Wilsonartist
- Durand Jones & The Indicationsartist
- Janelle Monáeartist
- Curtis Hardingartist
- Lake Street Diveartist
- Nick Hakimartist
- Dan Auerbachartist
- Baby Roseartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Say She Sheartist
- Obongjayarartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- The Teskey Brothersartist
- Aaron Frazerartist
- Gabrielsartist
- Miles Catonartist
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