◇ image via WikipediaLuke Kelly
Luke Kelly is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Fats Domino, Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Ewan MacColl. Those roots explain a lot about how Luke Kelly arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Wolfe Tones and The Irish Rovers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Christy Moore, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Luke Kelly, reaching back through Fats Domino and forward to Christy Moore. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Luke Kelly connections
Luke Kelly grew out of Fats Domino, Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra and Perry Como, shares an orbit with The Wolfe Tones and The Irish Rovers, went on to shape Christy Moore. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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