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Sammy Rae & The Friends is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen. Those roots explain a lot about how Sammy Rae & The Friends arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sir Woman, Lake Street Dive, The Dip, Cory Wong and Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Sammy Rae & The Friends, reaching back through Queen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sammy Rae & The Friends is an American jazz-pop band from Brooklyn, New York City, led by singer-songwriter Samantha "Sammy Rae" Bowers. Formed in 2016, the group is known for high-energy live shows; in February 2024 they played two sold-out nights at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club. Their debut studio album, Something for Everybody, was released on September 20, 2024, via Nettwerk, following the EPs The Good Life (2018) and Let's Throw a Party (2021).
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Sammy Rae & The Friends connections
Sammy Rae & The Friends grew out of Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, shares an orbit with Sir Woman, Lake Street Dive, The Dip and Cory Wong. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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