◇ image via WikipediaRoger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn is a Country and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Stan Ridgway, Bobby Darin, Arthur Alexander, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Elvis Presley. Those roots explain a lot about how Roger McGuinn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Firefall, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Neil Young & Crazy Horse, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into R.E.M., Alex Chilton, Jeff Lynne, Carl Wilson and Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Roger McGuinn, reaching back through Stan Ridgway and forward to R.E.M.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Roger McGuinn connections
Roger McGuinn grew out of Stan Ridgway, Bobby Darin, Arthur Alexander and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, shares an orbit with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Firefall, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash, went on to shape R.E.M., Alex Chilton, Jeff Lynne and Carl Wilson. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Roger McGuinn
Sounds and acts that shaped Roger McGuinn.
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- Bobby Darinartist
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- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersartist
- Elvis Presleyartist
- Johnny Cashartist
- Carl Perkinsartist
- Gene Vincentartist
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- The Beatlesartist
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- John Coltraneartist
- Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. IIartist
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Artists similar to Roger McGuinn
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Roger McGuinn.
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Firefallartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- Neil Young & Crazy Horseartist
- Mudcrutchartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- The Youngbloodsartist
- Manassasartist
- Dave Masonartist
- The Stills-Young Bandartist
- Pure Prairie Leagueartist
- Humble Pieartist
- Moby Grapeartist
- Mark Knopflerartist
- Willie Nileartist
- Al Stewartartist
- Harry Chapinartist
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