◇ image via WikipediaJames McMurtry
James McMurtry is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Dwight Yoakam, Ted Hawkins, John Craigie, Kinky Friedman and John Mellencamp. Those roots explain a lot about how James McMurtry arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as American Aquarium, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Rodney Crowell and The Bottle Rockets, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around James McMurtry, reaching back through Dwight Yoakam. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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James McMurtry connections
James McMurtry grew out of Dwight Yoakam, Ted Hawkins, John Craigie and Kinky Friedman, shares an orbit with American Aquarium, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Rodney Crowell. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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