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Moondance

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Moondance is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, The Band and Jelly Roll Morton. Those roots explain a lot about how Moondance arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Moondance, reaching back through Bob Dylan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Moondance is the third studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released on 27 January 1970 by Warner Bros. Records. After the commercial failure of his first Warner Bros. album Astral Weeks (1968), Morrison moved to upstate New York with his wife and began writing songs for Moondance. There, he met the musicians who would record the album with him at New York City's A & R Studios in August and September 1969.

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MoondanceBob DylanRay CharlesThe BandJelly Roll Morton

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Moondance connections

Moondance grew out of Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, The Band and Jelly Roll Morton. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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