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Ron Sexsmith

Folk
Folk

Ron Sexsmith is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Alex Cuba, Chris Martin, Teitur Lassen, Edie Brickell and Elliott Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Ron Sexsmith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Richard Hawley, Van Morrison, Ray LaMontagne, Pete Yorn and Cass McCombs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Katie Melua, Holly Williams, Los Secretos, k.d. lang and Nikki Yanofsky, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Ron Sexsmith, reaching back through Alex Cuba and forward to Katie Melua. 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
Ron SexsmithAlex CubaChris MartinTeitur LassenEdie BrickellElliott SmithJohnny CashRay DaviesLeonard CohenKatie MeluaHolly WilliamsLos Secretosk.d. langNikki YanofskyBright EyesAne BrunBeth OrtonRichard HawleyVan MorrisonRay LaMontagnePete YornCass McCombsLloyd ColeLoudon Wainwright IIIBill Fay

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Ron Sexsmith connections

Ron Sexsmith grew out of Alex Cuba, Chris Martin, Teitur Lassen and Edie Brickell, shares an orbit with Richard Hawley, Van Morrison, Ray LaMontagne and Pete Yorn, went on to shape Katie Melua, Holly Williams, Los Secretos and k.d. lang. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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