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Michael Nesmith

Alternative rock
Alternative rockCountryFolk

Michael Nesmith is a Alternative rock and Country act. Their catalogue also touches Folk and Psychedelic rock. Their sound grew out of Al Perkins. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Nesmith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pure Prairie League, Al Stewart, Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt and Paul Simon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Frankie Laine, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Beaucoups of Blues, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Michael Nesmith, reaching back through Al Perkins and forward to Frankie Laine. 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
Michael NesmithAl PerkinsFrankie LaineNitty Gritty Dirt BandBeaucoups of BluesThe Paul Butterfield…The Nitty Gritty Dir…White TownJudee SillThe MonkeesPure Prairie LeagueAl StewartGlen CampbellLinda RonstadtPaul SimonDave EdmundsThe Stills-Young BandGordon Lightfoot

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Michael Nesmith connections

Michael Nesmith grew out of Al Perkins, shares an orbit with Pure Prairie League, Al Stewart, Glen Campbell and Linda Ronstadt, went on to shape Frankie Laine, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Beaucoups of Blues and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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