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Hank Ballard

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Hank Ballard is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Gene Autry. Those roots explain a lot about how Hank Ballard arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jessie Hill and Marie "Queenie" Lyons, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jerry Garcia Band, The Rimshots, Etta James, James Brown and Florence Ballard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Hank Ballard, reaching back through Gene Autry and forward to Jerry Garcia Band. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Hank BallardGene AutryJerry Garcia BandThe RimshotsEtta JamesJames BrownFlorence BallardJerry GarciaLonnie MackBettye LaVetteJessie HillMarie "Queenie" Lyons

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Hank Ballard connections

Hank Ballard grew out of Gene Autry, shares an orbit with Jessie Hill and Marie "Queenie" Lyons, went on to shape Jerry Garcia Band, The Rimshots, Etta James and James Brown. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Hank Ballard

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Hank Ballard.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Hank Ballard.

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Legacy9

Where the influence of Hank Ballard travelled next.

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