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O.A.R. is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Dispatch and The Elovaters. Those roots explain a lot about how O.A.R. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dave Matthews Band, Dispatch, Better Than Ezra, Hootie & The Blowfish and Guster, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into B.o.B, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Phillip Phillips, Carbon Leaf and Songs About Jane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around O.A.R., reaching back through Eric Clapton and forward to B.o.B. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
O.A.R. is an American rock band, founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman, and saxophonist/guitarist Jerry DePizzo. Touring members include trumpet player Jon Lampley and keyboardist Mikel Paris. Known for their live shows and extensive summer touring, the band has released ten studio albums and six live records—most recently Live From Boston in December 2024. Four of its members grew up in Rockville and attended Thomas S. Wootton High School. After graduating, they studied at Ohio State University, where they met DePizzo from Youngstown, Ohio.
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O.A.R. connections
O.A.R. grew out of Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band and Dispatch, shares an orbit with Dave Matthews Band, Dispatch, Better Than Ezra and Hootie & The Blowfish, went on to shape B.o.B, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Phillip Phillips and Carbon Leaf. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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