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Cisco Houston

Cisco Houston is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie. Those roots explain a lot about how Cisco Houston arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Seeger, Paul Clayton, Ola Belle Reed, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Jimmie Rodgers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Steve Earle, Peter Yarrow and Song to Woody, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Cisco Houston, reaching back through Sonny Terry and forward to The Kingston Trio. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Gilbert Vandine "Cisco" Houston was an American folk singer and songwriter, who is closely associated with Woody Guthrie due to their extensive history of traveling and recording together.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Cisco HoustonSonny TerryWoody GuthrieThe Kingston TrioPete SeegerSteve EarlePeter YarrowSong to WoodyBob DylanTom PaxtonPhil OchsPete SeegerPaul ClaytonOla Belle ReedRamblin' Jack ElliottJimmie RodgersThe Carter FamilyTia BlakeJohnny Horton

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Cisco Houston connections

Cisco Houston grew out of Sonny Terry and Woody Guthrie, shares an orbit with Pete Seeger, Paul Clayton, Ola Belle Reed and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, went on to shape The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Steve Earle and Peter Yarrow. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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