◇ image via WikipediaNeal Francis
Neal Francis is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Elton John, Billy Preston, Curtis Mayfield, Little Feat and Leon Russell. Those roots explain a lot about how Neal Francis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Adrian Quesada, Say She She, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lee Fields & The Expressions and White Denim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Derek Trucks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Neal Francis, reaching back through Elton John and forward to Derek Trucks. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Neal Francis is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Influenced by classic New Orleans artists such as Dr. John, the Meters, and Allen Toussaint, in addition to Sly Stone, Billy Preston, and Curtis Mayfield, he released his first album in 2019. His second album, In Plain Sight—a "revelatory blast of soul, R&B, and off-the-rails piano jams"—was released on ATO Records in 2021.
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Neal Francis connections
Neal Francis grew out of Elton John, Billy Preston, Curtis Mayfield and Little Feat, shares an orbit with Adrian Quesada, Say She She, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Lee Fields & The Expressions, went on to shape Derek Trucks. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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