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James Galway

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Classical

James Galway is a Classical act. Their sound grew out of Annie's Song and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Those roots explain a lot about how James Galway arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Vladimir Horowitz, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hayley Westenra, London Symphony Orchestra and Katherine Jenkins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments, Julian Lloyd Webber, Howard Shore, Roger Waters and The Chieftains, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around James Galway, reaching back through Annie's Song and forward to Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments. 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
James GalwayAnnie's SongJean-Pierre RampalBarbra Streisand... …Julian Lloyd WebberHoward ShoreRoger WatersThe ChieftainsJoaquín RodrigoJohn CoriglianoMalcolm ArnoldVladimir HorowitzGeorg Friedrich HändelHayley WestenraLondon Symphony Orch…Katherine JenkinsLondon Philharmonic …André RieuBoston Pops Orchestra

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James Galway grew out of Annie's Song and Jean-Pierre Rampal, shares an orbit with Vladimir Horowitz, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hayley Westenra and London Symphony Orchestra, went on to shape Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments, Julian Lloyd Webber, Howard Shore and Roger Waters. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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