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Charlie Parr is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk, Marisa Anderson and Bukka White. Those roots explain a lot about how Charlie Parr arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kacy & Clayton, Trampled by Turtles, The Tallest Man on Earth, Justin Townes Earle and Caamp, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Charlie Parr, reaching back through Reverend Gary Davis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Charlie Parr is an American country blues musician. Born in Austin, Minnesota, he spent part of his childhood in Hollandale before starting his music career in Duluth. His influences include Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Reverend Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk, Mississippi John Hurt, and his self-professed "hero" "Spider" John Koerner. He plays a Mule resonator, National resonator guitar, a fretless open-back banjo, and a twelve-string guitar, often in the Piedmont blues style. He is divorced from Emily Parr, who occasionally adds vocals to his music. He has two children.
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Charlie Parr connections
Charlie Parr grew out of Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk and Marisa Anderson, shares an orbit with Kacy & Clayton, Trampled by Turtles, The Tallest Man on Earth and Justin Townes Earle. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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