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Edwin McCain

Edwin McCain is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Darius Rucker, Drivin' N' Cryin', Collective Soul, Shawn Colvin and Hootie & The Blowfish. Those roots explain a lot about how Edwin McCain arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stephen Speaks, Howie Day, Five for Fighting, Rico Blanco and The Calling, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sara Evans and David Cook, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Edwin McCain, reaching back through Darius Rucker and forward to Sara Evans. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Edwin Cole McCain is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for how 1998 single "I'll Be", which peaked at number 5 in the Billboard Hot 100; its 1999 follow-up, "I Could Not Ask for More", peaked within its top 40. 5 of McCain's 11 albums have entered the Billboard 200.

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Edwin McCainDarius RuckerDrivin' N' Cryin'Collective SoulShawn ColvinHootie & The BlowfishSara EvansDavid CookStephen SpeaksHowie DayFive for FightingRico BlancoThe CallingVertical HorizonMatt NathansonBamboo

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Edwin McCain grew out of Darius Rucker, Drivin' N' Cryin', Collective Soul and Shawn Colvin, shares an orbit with Stephen Speaks, Howie Day, Five for Fighting and Rico Blanco, went on to shape Sara Evans and David Cook. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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