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Cal Smith

Cal Smith is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ernest Tubb, Bill Anderson and Gary Stewart. Those roots explain a lot about how Cal Smith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Johnny Lee, Keith Whitley, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens and The Oak Ridge Boys, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into George Strait, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Cal Smith, reaching back through Ernest Tubb and forward to George Strait. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Calvin Grant Shofner, known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Cal SmithErnest TubbBill AndersonGary StewartGeorge StraitJohnny LeeKeith WhitleyConway TwittyBuck OwensThe Oak Ridge BoysJohnny PaycheckGeorge StraitBobby Bare

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Cal Smith connections

Cal Smith grew out of Ernest Tubb, Bill Anderson and Gary Stewart, shares an orbit with Johnny Lee, Keith Whitley, Conway Twitty and Buck Owens, went on to shape George Strait. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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