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Don McLean is a Folk and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Buddy Holly, Tim Hardin, Jonathan Edwards, Ritchie Valens and Frank Sinatra. Those roots explain a lot about how Don McLean arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bread, Harry Chapin, Billy Joel, America and Seals & Crofts, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hector, Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Glen Campbell and Madonna, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Don McLean, reaching back through Buddy Holly and forward to Hector. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Don McLean connections
Don McLean grew out of Buddy Holly, Tim Hardin, Jonathan Edwards and Ritchie Valens, shares an orbit with Bread, Harry Chapin, Billy Joel and America, went on to shape Hector, Elvis Presley, Perry Como and Glen Campbell. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Don McLean
Sounds and acts that shaped Don McLean.
Artists similar to Don McLean
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Don McLean.
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- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
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Bands Don McLean shaped
Where the influence of Don McLean travelled next.
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- Glen Campbellartist
- Madonnaartist
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