◇ image via WikipediaMark Chesnutt
Mark Chesnutt is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jerrod Niemann, George Jones, Hank Williams Jr., John Anderson and Don Gibson. Those roots explain a lot about how Mark Chesnutt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Clay Walker, Tracy Lawrence, Sawyer Brown, Aaron Tippin and George Strait, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sammy Kershaw and Tracy Byrd, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Mark Chesnutt, reaching back through Jerrod Niemann and forward to Sammy Kershaw. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of eight albums between those two labels. During this timespan, Chesnutt also charted twenty top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which eight reached number one: "Brother Jukebox", "I'll Think of Something", "It Sure Is Monday", "Almost Goodbye", "I Just Wanted You to Know", "Gonna Get a Life", "It's a Little Too Late", and a cover of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". His first three albums for MCA along with a 1996 Greatest Hits package issued on Decca are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); 1994's What a Way to Live, also issued on Decca, is certified gold. After a self-titled album in 2002 on Columbia Records, Chesnutt has continued to record predominantly on independent labels.
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Mark Chesnutt connections
Mark Chesnutt grew out of Jerrod Niemann, George Jones, Hank Williams Jr. and John Anderson, shares an orbit with Clay Walker, Tracy Lawrence, Sawyer Brown and Aaron Tippin, went on to shape Sammy Kershaw and Tracy Byrd. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mark Chesnutt
Sounds and acts that shaped Mark Chesnutt.
- Jerrod Niemannartist
- George Jonesartist
- Hank Williams Jr.artist
- John Andersonartist
- Don Gibsonartist
- Conway Twittyartist
- Charlie Richartist
- The Everly Brothersartist
- Keith Whitleyartist
- Waylon Jenningsartist
- Garth Brooksartist
- Reba McEntireartist
- Willie Nelsonartist
- Todd Sniderartist
- Aerosmithartist
- I Don't Want to Miss a Thingartist
Artists similar to Mark Chesnutt
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mark Chesnutt.
- Clay Walkerartist
- Tracy Lawrenceartist
- Sawyer Brownartist
- Aaron Tippinartist
- George Straitartist
- John Andersonartist
- Confederate Railroadartist
- John Michael Montgomeryartist
- Randy Travisartist
- Shenandoahartist
- Neal McCoyartist
- Alan Jacksonartist
- Daryle Singletaryartist
- Keith Whitleyartist
- Pam Tillisartist
- Collin Rayeartist
- Little Texasartist
- Earl Thomas Conleyartist
- The Juddsartist
- Toby Keithartist
- Tim McGrawartist
- Ricky Skaggsartist
- Conway Twittyartist
- Jo Dee Messinaartist
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