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Mighty Sam McClain

Mighty Sam McClain is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Patsy Cline. Those roots explain a lot about how Mighty Sam McClain arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hans Theessink, Gregor Hilden, The Robert Cray Band, Michael Burks and Snowy White, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Elvis Presley, Knut Reiersrud and Natalie Merchant, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Mighty Sam McClain, reaching back through Patsy Cline and forward to Elvis Presley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Samuel McClain, better known as Mighty Sam early in his career, and later billed as Mighty Sam McClain, was an American soul blues singer and songwriter.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Mighty Sam McClainPatsy ClineElvis PresleyKnut ReiersrudNatalie MerchantHans TheessinkGregor HildenThe Robert Cray BandMichael BurksSnowy WhiteRobert CrayAlbert KingBuster Benton

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Mighty Sam McClain connections

Mighty Sam McClain grew out of Patsy Cline, shares an orbit with Hans Theessink, Gregor Hilden, The Robert Cray Band and Michael Burks, went on to shape Elvis Presley, Knut Reiersrud and Natalie Merchant. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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