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Melissa Etheridge

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Melissa Etheridge is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Tom Robinson, William Bell, Serena Ryder and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Those roots explain a lot about how Melissa Etheridge arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Indigo Girls, Jewel, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp and Marc Cohn, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joss Stone, India.Arie, Josh Kelley, Green Day and Anouk, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Melissa Etheridge, reaching back through Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and forward to Joss Stone. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Melissa EtheridgeHappy Xmas (War Is O…Tom RobinsonWilliam BellSerena RyderLadysmith Black Mamb…Shooter JenningsBruce SpringsteenPiece of My HeartJoss StoneIndia.ArieJosh KelleyGreen DayAnoukTrisha YearwoodIndigo GirlsJewelSheryl CrowJohn MellencampMarc CohnAlannah MylesMatt NathansonHeather Nova

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Melissa Etheridge connections

Melissa Etheridge grew out of Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Tom Robinson, William Bell and Serena Ryder, shares an orbit with Indigo Girls, Jewel, Sheryl Crow and John Mellencamp, went on to shape Joss Stone, India.Arie, Josh Kelley and Green Day. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Melissa Etheridge

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