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k.d. lang is a Americana and Country act. Their catalogue also touches Folk, Jazz and Pop. Their sound grew out of Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, Bonnie Raitt, Roy Orbison and Bruce Cockburn. Those roots explain a lot about how k.d. lang arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Indigo Girls, Joan Armatrading, Jennifer Warnes, Alison Krauss & Union Station and Annie Lennox, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jackson Browne, Skylar Grey, The Killers, Neko Case and Laura Veirs, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around k.d. lang, reaching back through Patsy Cline and forward to Jackson Browne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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k.d. lang connections
k.d. lang grew out of Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, Bonnie Raitt and Roy Orbison, shares an orbit with Indigo Girls, Joan Armatrading, Jennifer Warnes and Alison Krauss & Union Station, went on to shape Jackson Browne, Skylar Grey, The Killers and Neko Case. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced k.d. lang
Sounds and acts that shaped k.d. lang.
- Patsy Clineartist
- Kitty Wellsartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
- Roy Orbisonartist
- Bruce Cockburnartist
- Leonard Cohenartist
- Joni Mitchellartist
- Ron Sexsmithartist
- Neil Youngartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Lucinda Williamsartist
- Anne Murrayartist
- John 5artist
- Take 6artist
- Bob Telsonartist
- Womack & Womackartist
- Gusterartist
- Laura Veirsartist
- Wendy & Lisaartist
- DJ Krushartist
Artists similar to k.d. lang
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with k.d. lang.
- Indigo Girlsartist
- Joan Armatradingartist
- Jennifer Warnesartist
- Alison Krauss & Union Stationartist
- Annie Lennoxartist
- 10,000 Maniacsartist
- Sheryl Crowartist
- Beth Ortonartist
- Emmylou Harrisartist
- Ani DiFrancoartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Liz Phairartist
- Eva Cassidyartist
- Kirsty MacCollartist
- Sophie B. Hawkinsartist
- Madeleine Peyrouxartist
- Sinéad O'Connorartist
- Tracy Chapmanartist
- Lucinda Williamsartist
- Jewelartist
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