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Mickey Newbury

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Country

Mickey Newbury is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Sam Cooke and Johnny Cash. Those roots explain a lot about how Mickey Newbury arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tim Hardin, Judee Sill, Fred Neil, Rodney Crowell and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Vampire Weekend and Tennessee Ernie Ford, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Mickey Newbury, reaching back through Sam Cooke and forward to John Prine. 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
Mickey NewburySam CookeJohnny CashJohn PrineTownes Van ZandtGuy ClarkVampire WeekendTennessee Ernie FordMarissa NadlerJohnny RodriguezRoy OrbisonTim HardinJudee SillFred NeilRodney CrowellBonnie 'Prince' BillyBill FayGlen CampbellGretchen Peters

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Mickey Newbury connections

Mickey Newbury grew out of Sam Cooke and Johnny Cash, shares an orbit with Tim Hardin, Judee Sill, Fred Neil and Rodney Crowell, went on to shape John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and Vampire Weekend. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Mickey Newbury

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Sounds and acts that shaped Mickey Newbury.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mickey Newbury.

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