◇ image via WikipediaJames McMurtry
James McMurtry is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Kinky Friedman, Ted Hawkins, John Craigie, Joe Ely and Dwight Yoakam. Those roots explain a lot about how James McMurtry arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Justin Townes Earle, American Aquarium, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Rodney Crowell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around James McMurtry, reaching back through Kinky Friedman. 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 Kinky Friedman, Ted Hawkins, John Craigie and Joe Ely, shares an orbit with Justin Townes Earle, American Aquarium, Jason Isbell and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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