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Calvin Johnson

Punk rock
Punk rock

Calvin Johnson is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Daniel Johnston, Patrick Carney, Fugazi, Beth Ditto and Mirah. Those roots explain a lot about how Calvin Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Beck, Kathleen Hanna, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse and Heavenly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Calvin Johnson, reaching back through Daniel Johnston and forward to Beck. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Calvin JohnsonDaniel JohnstonPatrick CarneyFugaziBeth DittoMirahGene VincentHowlin' WolfSuperchunkBeckKathleen HannaBuilt to SpillModest MouseHeavenlyThe MicrophonesKurt CobainHole

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Calvin Johnson connections

Calvin Johnson grew out of Daniel Johnston, Patrick Carney, Fugazi and Beth Ditto, went on to shape Beck, Kathleen Hanna, Built to Spill and Modest Mouse. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Calvin Johnson

Roots10

Sounds and acts that shaped Calvin Johnson.

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