◇ image via WikipediaDavid Gray
David Gray is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Bob Dylan, Lisa Hannigan, Beth Rowley and Soft Cell. Those roots explain a lot about how David Gray arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ray LaMontagne, Josh Ritter, Van Morrison, Foy Vance and Paul Weller, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Carbon Leaf, James Blunt, Angus & Julia Stone, Gin Wigmore and Kate Havnevik, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around David Gray, reaching back through Bob Dylan and forward to Carbon Leaf. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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David Gray connections
David Gray grew out of Bob Dylan, Lisa Hannigan, Beth Rowley and Soft Cell, shares an orbit with Ray LaMontagne, Josh Ritter, Van Morrison and Foy Vance, went on to shape Carbon Leaf, James Blunt, Angus & Julia Stone and Gin Wigmore. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced David Gray
Sounds and acts that shaped David Gray.
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