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Leo Kottke

Blues
Blues

Leo Kottke is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Mississippi John Hurt, Robbie Basho, John Fahey, Tom T. Hall and moe.. Those roots explain a lot about how Leo Kottke arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Michael Hedges, Loudon Wainwright III, Tommy Emmanuel, Hayden Pedigo and Bert Jansch, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Antoine Dufour, Haley Heynderickx, Cat Stevens, Lyle Lovett and Xavier Rudd, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Leo Kottke, reaching back through Mississippi John Hurt and forward to Antoine Dufour. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Leo KottkeMississippi John HurtRobbie BashoJohn FaheyTom T. Hallmoe.Antoine DufourHaley HeynderickxCat StevensLyle LovettXavier RuddMichael HedgesLoudon Wainwright IIITommy EmmanuelHayden PedigoBert JanschJerry DouglasAndy McKeeGordon Lightfoot

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Leo Kottke connections

Leo Kottke grew out of Mississippi John Hurt, Robbie Basho, John Fahey and Tom T. Hall, shares an orbit with Michael Hedges, Loudon Wainwright III, Tommy Emmanuel and Hayden Pedigo, went on to shape Antoine Dufour, Haley Heynderickx, Cat Stevens and Lyle Lovett. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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