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Jim James is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Laura Veirs, Dan Fogelberg, Rhiannon Giddens, George Harrison and Bob Dylan. Those roots explain a lot about how Jim James arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Junip, Dawes, Kevin Morby, Cotton Jones and Phosphorescent, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Larkin Poe, Cornelia Murr, Dr. Dog, Bill Withers and Matthew Perryman Jones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Jim James, reaching back through Laura Veirs and forward to Larkin Poe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
James Edward Olliges Jr., professionally known as Jim James or Yim Yames, is an American vocalist, guitarist, producer, and primary songwriter of the rock band My Morning Jacket. He has also released several solo albums.
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Jim James connections
Jim James grew out of Laura Veirs, Dan Fogelberg, Rhiannon Giddens and George Harrison, shares an orbit with Junip, Dawes, Kevin Morby and Cotton Jones, went on to shape Larkin Poe, Cornelia Murr, Dr. Dog and Bill Withers. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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