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Peter, Paul and Mary is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Laura Nyro, Blind Willie Johnson and Mike Bloomfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Peter, Paul and Mary arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Seekers, Joan Baez, The Kingston Trio, Judy Collins and Pete Seeger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ian & Sylvia, Frank Black and the Catholics, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Black Francis and Big Brother and the Holding Company, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around Peter, Paul and Mary, reaching back through The Kingston Trio and forward to Ian & Sylvia. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Peter, Paul and Mary connections
Peter, Paul and Mary grew out of The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Laura Nyro and Blind Willie Johnson, shares an orbit with The Seekers, Joan Baez, The Kingston Trio and Judy Collins, went on to shape Ian & Sylvia, Frank Black and the Catholics, Big Brother & The Holding Company and Black Francis. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Peter, Paul and Mary
Sounds and acts that shaped Peter, Paul and Mary.
- The Kingston Trioartist
- Pete Seegerartist
- Laura Nyroartist
- Blind Willie Johnsonartist
- Mike Bloomfieldartist
- Elizabeth Cottenartist
- Tom Paxtonartist
- Fred Neilartist
- Jesse Fullerartist
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Rightartist
- The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964artist
- Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Groundartist
- Mance Lipscombartist
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordingsartist
- The Hootersartist
- Eric Andersenartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- John Denverartist
- Woody Guthrieartist
- The Weaversartist
- Gordon Lightfootartist
Artists similar to Peter, Paul and Mary
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Peter, Paul and Mary.
- The Seekersartist
- Joan Baezartist
- The Kingston Trioartist
- Judy Collinsartist
- Pete Seegerartist
- Tia Blakeartist
- Gordon Lightfootartist
- The Mamas & the Papasartist
- Donovanartist
- Roger Millerartist
- Harry Chapinartist
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- The Associationartist
- Tim Hardinartist
- Ralph McTellartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Tommy James & The Shondellsartist
- The Lovin' Spoonfulartist
Bands Peter, Paul and Mary shaped
Where the influence of Peter, Paul and Mary travelled next.
- Ian & Sylviaartist
- Frank Black and the Catholicsartist
- Big Brother & The Holding Companyartist
- Black Francisartist
- Big Brother and the Holding Companyartist
- Hugues Aufrayartist
- Reeve Carneyartist
- Bruce Langhorneartist
- Graeme Allwrightartist
- Pixiesartist
- Exumaartist
- The Holliesartist
- Marie Laforêtartist
- Petula Clarkartist
- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylanartist
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)artist
- Kim Dealartist
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