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Slim Dusty

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Slim Dusty is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Jimmie Rodgers. Those roots explain a lot about how Slim Dusty arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thirsty Merc, Australian Crawl, Junior Brown, The Kingston Trio and Powderfinger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kasey Chambers, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Cliff Richard, Keith Urban and Paul Kelly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Slim Dusty, reaching back through Jimmie Rodgers and forward to Kasey Chambers. 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
Slim DustyJimmie RodgersKasey ChambersBobbejaan SchoepenCliff RichardKeith UrbanPaul KellyLee KernaghanThirsty MercAustralian CrawlJunior BrownThe Kingston TrioPowderfingerGlen CampbellAlan JacksonBuck Owens

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Slim Dusty connections

Slim Dusty grew out of Jimmie Rodgers, shares an orbit with Thirsty Merc, Australian Crawl, Junior Brown and The Kingston Trio, went on to shape Kasey Chambers, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Cliff Richard and Keith Urban. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Slim Dusty

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Slim Dusty.

Artists similar to Slim Dusty

Kindred11

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Slim Dusty.

Bands Slim Dusty shaped

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