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Ricky Nelson

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Ricky Nelson is a Country and Pop act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Carl Perkins, Fats Domino, Elvis, Pérez Prado and Johnny Burnette. Those roots explain a lot about how Ricky Nelson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bobby Vee, Ritchie Valens, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chris Isaak, Brenda Lee, Deep Purple In Rock, The Cramps and Jim Messina, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Ricky Nelson, reaching back through Carl Perkins and forward to Chris Isaak. 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
Ricky NelsonCarl PerkinsFats DominoElvisPérez PradoJohnny BurnetteEarl PalmerThe JordanairesRay AnthonyChris IsaakBrenda LeeDeep Purple In RockThe CrampsJim MessinaBilly VeraRichie FurayEaglesBobby VeeRitchie ValensThe Everly BrothersBuddy HollyJerry Lee LewisBobby VintonThe FleetwoodsDuane Eddy

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Ricky Nelson connections

Ricky Nelson grew out of Carl Perkins, Fats Domino, Elvis and Pérez Prado, shares an orbit with Bobby Vee, Ritchie Valens, The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, went on to shape Chris Isaak, Brenda Lee, Deep Purple In Rock and The Cramps. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ricky Nelson

Roots15

Sounds and acts that shaped Ricky Nelson.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ricky Nelson.

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