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Johnny Blue Skies

Johnny Blue Skies is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jake Bugg, Merle Haggard, When In Rome, Nirvana and Guns N' Roses. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Blue Skies arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jason Isbell, Turnpike Troubadours, Paul Cauthen and Justin Townes Earle, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tyler Childers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Johnny Blue Skies, reaching back through Jake Bugg and forward to Tyler Childers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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John Sturgill Simpson is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. Simpson's style has been met with critical favor and frequent comparisons to outlaw country.

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Johnny Blue SkiesJake BuggMerle HaggardWhen In RomeNirvanaGuns N' RosesThe Grateful DeadWaylon JenningsTyler ChildersJason Isbell and the…Jason IsbellTurnpike TroubadoursPaul CauthenJustin Townes EarleSierra FerrellAmerican AquariumFuturebirds

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Johnny Blue Skies connections

Johnny Blue Skies grew out of Jake Bugg, Merle Haggard, When In Rome and Nirvana, shares an orbit with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jason Isbell, Turnpike Troubadours and Paul Cauthen, went on to shape Tyler Childers. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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