◇ image via WikipediaCarole King
Carole King is a Pop act. Their sound grew out of William Bell, Merry Clayton, Savoy Brown, Lotta Love and Dan Wilson. Those roots explain a lot about how Carole King arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt and Crosby, Stills & Nash, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Randy Meisner, Yumi Matsutoya, The Crystals, Miwa and Rie fu, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 111 connections around Carole King, reaching back through William Bell and forward to Randy Meisner. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Carole King connections
Carole King grew out of William Bell, Merry Clayton, Savoy Brown and Lotta Love, shares an orbit with Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Paul Simon and Linda Ronstadt, went on to shape Randy Meisner, Yumi Matsutoya, The Crystals and Miwa. 111 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Carole King
Sounds and acts that shaped Carole King.
Artists similar to Carole King
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Carole King.
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Bands Carole King shaped
Where the influence of Carole King travelled next.
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- Yumi Matsutoyaartist
- The Crystalsartist
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