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Phil Vassar

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Country

Phil Vassar is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Collin Raye and Jo Dee Messina. Those roots explain a lot about how Phil Vassar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Darryl Worley, Chris Cagle, Lonestar, Kenny Chesney and Clay Walker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into BlackHawk, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn and Sara Evans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Phil Vassar, reaching back through Collin Raye and forward to BlackHawk. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Phil VassarCollin RayeJo Dee MessinaBlackHawkMartina McBrideKenny ChesneyBrooks & DunnSara EvansPaul BrandtAlan JacksonTim McGrawDarryl WorleyChris CagleLonestarKenny ChesneyClay WalkerCollin RayeAaron TippinLittle Texas

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Phil Vassar connections

Phil Vassar grew out of Collin Raye and Jo Dee Messina, shares an orbit with Darryl Worley, Chris Cagle, Lonestar and Kenny Chesney, went on to shape BlackHawk, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney and Brooks & Dunn. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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