Starverb
◇ image via Wikipedia
Artist

Mickey Newbury

Country
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 Jerry Jeff Walker, Emmylou Harris, Tim Hardin, Judee Sill and Fred Neil, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Roy Orbison and Marissa Nadler, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Mickey Newbury, reaching back through Sam Cooke and forward to Townes Van Zandt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Listen
Listen on Spotify
Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Mickey NewburySam CookeJohnny CashTownes Van ZandtGuy ClarkTennessee Ernie FordRoy OrbisonMarissa NadlerJohnny RodriguezVampire WeekendJohn PrineJerry Jeff WalkerEmmylou HarrisTim HardinJudee SillFred NeilRodney CrowellBonnie 'Prince' BillyBill Fay

Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.

Mickey Newbury connections

Mickey Newbury grew out of Sam Cooke and Johnny Cash, shares an orbit with Jerry Jeff Walker, Emmylou Harris, Tim Hardin and Judee Sill, went on to shape Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Roy Orbison. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next

Shapes the roadmap
  • Music Personality

    Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.

  • Quizzes & badges

    Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.

  • Friend / taste matching

    Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.

  • Gaps

    Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.