◇ image via WikipediaHank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of David Lee Murphy, Jamey Johnson, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Johnny Paycheck and Roger Alan Wade. Those roots explain a lot about how Hank Williams Jr. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Johnny Paycheck, John Anderson, George Strait, Conway Twitty and Keith Whitley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Charlie Daniels Band, Mark Chesnutt, Whiskey Myers, Wage War and Darling Violetta, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 63 connections around Hank Williams Jr., reaching back through David Lee Murphy and forward to Charlie Daniels Band. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Hank Williams Jr. connections
Hank Williams Jr. grew out of David Lee Murphy, Jamey Johnson, George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Johnny Paycheck, shares an orbit with Johnny Paycheck, John Anderson, George Strait and Conway Twitty, went on to shape Charlie Daniels Band, Mark Chesnutt, Whiskey Myers and Wage War. 63 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Hank Williams Jr.
Sounds and acts that shaped Hank Williams Jr..
- David Lee Murphyartist
- Jamey Johnsonartist
- George Thorogood & The Destroyersartist
- Johnny Paycheckartist
- Roger Alan Wadeartist
- Steve Warinerartist
- Bootsy's Rubber Bandartist
- Dan Pennartist
- Slim Harpoartist
- Hank Williamsartist
- Merle Haggardartist
- Johnny Cashartist
- Fats Dominoartist
- Jerry Lee Lewisartist
- Waylon Jenningsartist
- Dan Auerbachartist
- Florida Georgia Lineartist
- Little Jimmy Dickensartist
- Jimmy Deanartist
- Red Foleyartist
- Sonny Curtisartist
- Dolly Partonartist
- George Jonesartist
- Luceroartist
- Jimmy Reedartist
- Charlie Danielsartist
- Lightnin' Hopkinsartist
Artists similar to Hank Williams Jr.
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Hank Williams Jr..
- Johnny Paycheckartist
- John Andersonartist
- George Straitartist
- Conway Twittyartist
- Keith Whitleyartist
- Mel McDanielartist
- Randy Travisartist
- Shenandoahartist
- Tracy Lawrenceartist
- Confederate Railroadartist
- Toby Keithartist
- Charlie Daniels Bandartist
- Alan Jacksonartist
- Mark Chesnuttartist
- Cody Jinksartist
- Johnny Leeartist
- Gene Watsonartist
- Bobby Bareartist
- Sawyer Brownartist
- The Oak Ridge Boysartist
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