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Gavin DeGraw

Gavin DeGraw is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Matt Nathanson, Bethany Joy Lenz, Kevin Rudolf, Tyler Hilton and Mary Lambert. Those roots explain a lot about how Gavin DeGraw arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Five for Fighting, James Morrison, Matt Nathanson, The Script and Jason Mraz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into David Cook, Victoria Canal, Becky Hill, Brett Young and Colbie Caillat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around Gavin DeGraw, reaching back through Matt Nathanson and forward to David Cook. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. Other notable singles from his debut album were the title track and "Follow Through".

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Gavin DeGrawMatt NathansonBethany Joy LenzKevin RudolfTyler HiltonMary LambertCarolina LiarRay CharlesSam CookeDavid CookVictoria CanalBecky HillBrett YoungColbie CaillatAviciiMassacrationElliott YaminFive for FightingJames MorrisonMatt NathansonThe ScriptJason MrazHowie DayAugustanaDaniel Powter

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Gavin DeGraw grew out of Matt Nathanson, Bethany Joy Lenz, Kevin Rudolf and Tyler Hilton, shares an orbit with Five for Fighting, James Morrison, Matt Nathanson and The Script, went on to shape David Cook, Victoria Canal, Becky Hill and Brett Young. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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