◇ image via WikipediaJim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Everly Brothers, Traffic, Snowy White, The Slickers and Paul Carrack. Those roots explain a lot about how Jim Capaldi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as John Parr, Family, Sniff 'n' the Tears, Traffic and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ian Paice, Bill Ward, Los Hermanos and Steve Winwood, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Jim Capaldi, reaching back through The Everly Brothers and forward to Ian Paice. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Nicola James Capaldi was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood, and the two of them co-wrote the majority of the band's material. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Traffic's original lineup.
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Jim Capaldi connections
Jim Capaldi grew out of The Everly Brothers, Traffic, Snowy White and The Slickers, shares an orbit with John Parr, Family, Sniff 'n' the Tears and Traffic, went on to shape Ian Paice, Bill Ward, Los Hermanos and Steve Winwood. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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