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Leroy Anderson

Leroy Anderson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Boston Pops Orchestra. Those roots explain a lot about how Leroy Anderson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ray Conniff, Aaron Copland, Johann Strauss II, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sharon Marley and Hot Butter, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Leroy Anderson, reaching back through Boston Pops Orchestra and forward to Sharon Marley. 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
Leroy AndersonBoston Pops OrchestraSharon MarleyHot ButterRay ConniffAaron CoplandJohann Strauss IIThe Royal Philharmon…London Symphony Orch…Eugene OrmandyGustav HolstSamuel Barber

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Leroy Anderson connections

Leroy Anderson grew out of Boston Pops Orchestra, shares an orbit with Ray Conniff, Aaron Copland, Johann Strauss II and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, went on to shape Sharon Marley and Hot Butter. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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