◇ image via WikipediaJonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Allman Brothers Band, B.B. King and Hoyt Axton. Those roots explain a lot about how Jonathan Edwards arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Three Dog Night, Pure Prairie League, Firefall, Orleans and Atlanta Rhythm Section, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Emmylou Harris, Don McLean, Tom Rush, Al Stewart and Michael Martin Murphey, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Jonathan Edwards, reaching back through The Allman Brothers Band and forward to Emmylou Harris. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jonathan Edwards is an American country and folk singer-songwriter best known for his 1971 hit single "Sunshine".
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Jonathan Edwards connections
Jonathan Edwards grew out of The Allman Brothers Band, B.B. King and Hoyt Axton, shares an orbit with Three Dog Night, Pure Prairie League, Firefall and Orleans, went on to shape Emmylou Harris, Don McLean, Tom Rush and Al Stewart. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Orleansartist
- Atlanta Rhythm Sectionartist
- Seals & Croftsartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- The Youngbloodsartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Dave Masonartist
- Dr. Hookartist
- The Marshall Tucker Bandartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- The Young Rascalsartist
- Little River Bandartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Harry Chapinartist
- England Dan & John Ford Coleyartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- The Edgar Winter Groupartist
- Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynoldsartist
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