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Manassas is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Buffalo Springfield, P. P. Arnold and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Those roots explain a lot about how Manassas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and The Stills-Young Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Richie Furay, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young and Jefferson Airplane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Manassas, reaching back through The Byrds and forward to Richie Furay. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Manassas was an American rock supergroup formed by Stephen Stills in 1971. Used primarily for Stills' music, the band released two studio albums before disbanding in October 1973. They released a 1972 self titled debut and a second album titled Down the Road in 1973.
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Manassas connections
Manassas grew out of The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Buffalo Springfield and P. P. Arnold, shares an orbit with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Neil Young & Crazy Horse, went on to shape Richie Furay, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Neil Young. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Steve Miller Bandartist
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