◇ image via WikipediaJohn Doe
John Doe is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Kathleen Edwards, Quasi, Ray Manzarek, I Will Always Love You and Sleater-Kinney. Those roots explain a lot about how John Doe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jason Isbell, Paul Westerberg, Marah and Eddie Vedder, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Matt Freeman, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around John Doe, reaching back through Kathleen Edwards and forward to Matt Freeman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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John Doe connections
John Doe grew out of Kathleen Edwards, Quasi, Ray Manzarek and I Will Always Love You, shares an orbit with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jason Isbell, Paul Westerberg and Marah, went on to shape Matt Freeman. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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