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Harry Nilsson

Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rockRock

Harry Nilsson is a Psychedelic rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Nicky Hopkins, Doris Troy, Paul Buckmaster, Marvin Rainwater and Badfinger. Those roots explain a lot about how Harry Nilsson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wings, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Badfinger and Paul McCartney & Wings, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jack Jones, LaVern Baker, Neko Case, The Walkmen and Western Stars, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around Harry Nilsson, reaching back through Nicky Hopkins and forward to Jack Jones. 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
Harry NilssonNicky HopkinsDoris TroyPaul BuckmasterMarvin RainwaterBadfingerLowell GeorgeJohn LennonRay CharlesJack JonesLaVern BakerNeko CaseThe WalkmenWestern StarsJill SobuleLinda LewisLabi SiffreWingsVan MorrisonPaul SimonBadfingerPaul McCartney & WingsThe BeatlesNeil Young & Crazy H…John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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Harry Nilsson grew out of Nicky Hopkins, Doris Troy, Paul Buckmaster and Marvin Rainwater, shares an orbit with Wings, Van Morrison, Paul Simon and Badfinger, went on to shape Jack Jones, LaVern Baker, Neko Case and The Walkmen. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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