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Bruce Hornsby is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Robert Hunter, Ricky Skaggs, Ambrosia, I, I and Chris Whitley. Those roots explain a lot about how Bruce Hornsby arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bruce Hornsby & the Range, Marc Cohn, Joe Jackson, Phil Collins and Mike & The Mechanics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Glass Tiger, Nu Shooz, Simply Red, Huey Lewis and Bob Weir, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Bruce Hornsby, reaching back through Robert Hunter and forward to Glass Tiger. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bruce Hornsby connections
Bruce Hornsby grew out of Robert Hunter, Ricky Skaggs, Ambrosia and I, I, shares an orbit with Bruce Hornsby & the Range, Marc Cohn, Joe Jackson and Phil Collins, went on to shape Glass Tiger, Nu Shooz, Simply Red and Huey Lewis. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bruce Hornsby
Sounds and acts that shaped Bruce Hornsby.
- Robert Hunterartist
- Ricky Skaggsartist
- Ambrosiaartist
- I, Iartist
- Chris Whitleyartist
- Shawn Colvinartist
- Comfortably Numbartist
- Branford Marsalisartist
- The Bandartist
- Grateful Deadartist
- Clannadartist
- Don Henleyartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Robbie Robertsonartist
- Stevie Nicksartist
- Squeezeartist
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Bandartist
- Wayne Shorterartist
- Charlie Hadenartist
- Béla Fleckartist
- Jerry Garciaartist
- Pat Methenyartist
- Phil Collinsartist
Artists similar to Bruce Hornsby
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bruce Hornsby.
- Bruce Hornsby & the Rangeartist
- Marc Cohnartist
- Joe Jacksonartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- Kenny Logginsartist
- 10,000 Maniacsartist
- Lindsey Buckinghamartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- John Parrartist
- Richard Marxartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
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