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Los Lobos is a Americana act. Their sound grew out of Black Lips, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, NRBQ, The Blasters and Ritchie Valens. Those roots explain a lot about how Los Lobos arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Blasters, Los Lonely Boys, Santana, Elvis Costello and The J. Geils Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Carrie Rodriguez, Jackie Greene, Candye Kane, Gomez and Y La Bamba, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Los Lobos, reaching back through Black Lips and forward to Carrie Rodriguez. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Los Lobos connections
Los Lobos grew out of Black Lips, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, NRBQ and The Blasters, shares an orbit with The Blasters, Los Lonely Boys, Santana and Elvis Costello, went on to shape Carrie Rodriguez, Jackie Greene, Candye Kane and Gomez. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Los Lobos
Sounds and acts that shaped Los Lobos.
- Black Lipsartist
- Robert Randolph & The Family Bandartist
- NRBQartist
- The Blastersartist
- Ritchie Valensartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Fairport Conventionartist
- Randy Newmanartist
- Ry Cooderartist
- George Jonesartist
- Hank Williamsartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- U2artist
- The Grateful Deadartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Bobby Womackartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Dave Alvinartist
- Fats Dominoartist
- Doug Sahmartist
- Jackson Browneartist
- The Beach Boysartist
Artists similar to Los Lobos
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Los Lobos.
- The Blastersartist
- Los Lonely Boysartist
- Santanaartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Big Head Todd and the Monstersartist
- Robert Plantartist
- Chris Isaakartist
- Kenny Logginsartist
- Marahartist
- Mudcrutchartist
- R.E.M.artist
- Doug Sahmartist
- Kaomaartist
- U2artist
- Lila Downsartist
- Ozomatliartist
- Dire Straitsartist
- Joan Jett and the Blackheartsartist
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