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Marc Cohn is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Boyz II Men, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Band and Van Morrison. Those roots explain a lot about how Marc Cohn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bruce Hornsby & the Range, Kenny Loggins, Mike & The Mechanics, Joshua Kadison and Richard Marx, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joan Franka, Lonestar and Miley Cyrus, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Marc Cohn, reaching back through Boyz II Men and forward to Joan Franka. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Marc Craig Cohn is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis", which was a top 40 hit from his 1991 album Marc Cohn and was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards. His other charting singles include "Silver Thunderbird" (1991), "True Companion" (1991), and "Walk Through the World" (1993). Cohn won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992.
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Marc Cohn connections
Marc Cohn grew out of Boyz II Men, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Band, shares an orbit with Bruce Hornsby & the Range, Kenny Loggins, Mike & The Mechanics and Joshua Kadison, went on to shape Joan Franka, Lonestar and Miley Cyrus. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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