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Janis Ian is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Joan Baez, Odetta, Neil Finn and Verve Records. Those roots explain a lot about how Janis Ian arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Judy Collins, Jennifer Warnes, Eva Cassidy, Joan Baez and Joan Armatrading, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Amy Grant, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, Céline Dion and Miki Howard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Janis Ian, reaching back through Joan Baez and forward to Amy Grant. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Janis Ian is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child " and the 1975 Top Ten single "At Seventeen", from her seventh studio album Between the Lines, which in September 1975 reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
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Janis Ian connections
Janis Ian grew out of Joan Baez, Odetta, Neil Finn and Verve Records, shares an orbit with Judy Collins, Jennifer Warnes, Eva Cassidy and Joan Baez, went on to shape Amy Grant, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack and Céline Dion. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Janis Ian
Sounds and acts that shaped Janis Ian.
Artists similar to Janis Ian
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Janis Ian.
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- Jennifer Warnesartist
- Eva Cassidyartist
- Joan Baezartist
- Joan Armatradingartist
- Laura Nyroartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Joni Mitchellartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Al Stewartartist
- Indigo Girlsartist
- Judee Sillartist
- Donovanartist
- Harry Chapinartist
- Leo Sayerartist
- Tim Hardinartist
- Tracy Chapmanartist
- Jewelartist
- Ani DiFrancoartist
Bands Janis Ian shaped
Where the influence of Janis Ian travelled next.
- Amy Grantartist
- Bette Midlerartist
- Roberta Flackartist
- Céline Dionartist
- Miki Howardartist
- Sheena Eastonartist
- Shirley Basseyartist
- Cherartist
- Nina Simoneartist
- Stacey Qartist
- Dusty Springfieldartist
- Blood, Sweat & Tearsartist
- Ringo Sheenaartist
- Beth Gibbonsartist
- The United States of Americaartist
- Tappi Tíkarrassartist
- Blood, Sweat and Tearsartist
- Diamonds & Rustartist
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