◇ image via WikipediaJohn Doe
John Doe is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Kathleen Edwards, Exene Cervenka, Quasi, Ray Manzarek and I Will Always Love You. Those roots explain a lot about how John Doe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Josh Ritter, Teddy Thompson, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jason Isbell and Justin Townes Earle, 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 18 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, Exene Cervenka, Quasi and Ray Manzarek, shares an orbit with Josh Ritter, Teddy Thompson, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Jason Isbell, went on to shape Matt Freeman. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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