◇ image via WikipediaMichael Johnson
Michael Johnson is a Country and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of John Denver. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stephen Bishop, Air Supply, Michael Learns to Rock, Lobo and Stephen Speaks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sawyer Brown, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Michael Johnson, reaching back through John Denver and forward to Sawyer Brown. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Michael Johnson connections
Michael Johnson grew out of John Denver, shares an orbit with Stephen Bishop, Air Supply, Michael Learns to Rock and Lobo, went on to shape Sawyer Brown. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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