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Devon Gilfillian is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye and Yola. Those roots explain a lot about how Devon Gilfillian arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The War and Treaty, The Teskey Brothers, Hajaj and Grace Potter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael McDonald, Grace Potter, Gladys Knight and Mavis Staples, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Devon Gilfillian, reaching back through Sam Cooke and forward to Michael McDonald. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Devon Gilfillian is an American soul singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Devon Gilfillian connections
Devon Gilfillian grew out of Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye and Yola, shares an orbit with St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The War and Treaty, The Teskey Brothers and Hajaj, went on to shape Michael McDonald, Grace Potter, Gladys Knight and Mavis Staples. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists similar to Devon Gilfillian
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Devon Gilfillian.
- St. Paul & The Broken Bonesartist
- The War and Treatyartist
- The Teskey Brothersartist
- Hajajartist
- Grace Potterartist
- Aaron Frazerartist
- Durand Jones & The Indicationsartist
- Dominique Fils-Aiméartist
- Otis Kaneartist
- Leon Bridgesartist
- Lake Street Diveartist
- The Revivalistsartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- The James Hunter Sixartist
- Curtis Hardingartist
- Yolaartist
- Monophonicsartist
- Robert Finleyartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Kendra Morrisartist
- Michael Kiwanukaartist
- Lee Fields & The Expressionsartist
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