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Stephen Sanchez is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bobby Goldsboro. Those roots explain a lot about how Stephen Sanchez arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as JVKE, Chance Peña, FINNEAS, Lord Huron and James Bay, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cage the Elephant, Devi, Jeremy Zucker and Elton John, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Stephen Sanchez, reaching back through Bobby Goldsboro and forward to Cage the Elephant. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Stephen Christopher Sanchez is an American singer-songwriter. Based in Nashville, Sanchez released his debut extended play What Was, Not Now in October 2021. On September 1, 2021, Sanchez released the single "Until I Found You", which peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 8 on the Australian ARIA Chart and No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was nominated for Top Rock Song and Push Performance of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards respectively, in 2023. He has also received nominations for New Artist of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and People's Choice Awards.
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Stephen Sanchez connections
Stephen Sanchez grew out of Bobby Goldsboro, shares an orbit with JVKE, Chance Peña, FINNEAS and Lord Huron, went on to shape Cage the Elephant, Devi, Jeremy Zucker and Elton John. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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