◇ image via WikipediaNorman Greenbaum
Norman Greenbaum is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Porter Wagoner and Sopwith Camel. Those roots explain a lot about how Norman Greenbaum arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blue Swede, The Raspberries, Stealers Wheel, Jay & The Americans and Redbone, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Come On Over, Man! I Feel Like a Woman! and Doctor and the Medics, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Norman Greenbaum, reaching back through Porter Wagoner and forward to Come On Over. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Norman Joel Greenbaum is an American singer-songwriter, known for his 1969 hit song "Spirit in the Sky". The song made him one of the most famous acts with a best-selling one-hit wonder of all time.
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Norman Greenbaum connections
Norman Greenbaum grew out of Porter Wagoner and Sopwith Camel, shares an orbit with Blue Swede, The Raspberries, Stealers Wheel and Jay & The Americans, went on to shape Come On Over, Man! I Feel Like a Woman! and Doctor and the Medics. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Norman Greenbaum
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