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Stephen Stills is a Country and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Billy Preston, Paul Kantner, Jimi Hendrix, Blind Willie Johnson and Robert Johnson. Those roots explain a lot about how Stephen Stills arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas, Buffalo Springfield and The Stills-Young Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rita Coolidge, Joni Mitchell, Ray LaMontagne, Mavis Staples and Booker T. Jones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Stephen Stills, reaching back through Billy Preston and forward to Rita Coolidge. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Stephen Stills connections
Stephen Stills grew out of Billy Preston, Paul Kantner, Jimi Hendrix and Blind Willie Johnson, shares an orbit with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas and Buffalo Springfield, went on to shape Rita Coolidge, Joni Mitchell, Ray LaMontagne and Mavis Staples. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Stephen Stills
Sounds and acts that shaped Stephen Stills.
- Billy Prestonartist
- Paul Kantnerartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Blind Willie Johnsonartist
- Robert Johnsonartist
- Blind Lemon Jeffersonartist
- Lightnin' Hopkinsartist
- Mike Bloomfieldartist
- Fred Neilartist
- Jimmy Rogersartist
- Jerry Millerartist
- Al Perkinsartist
- Barry Goldbergartist
- Watskyartist
- Billy Porterartist
- Joe Espositoartist
- Graham Nashartist
- Judy Collinsartist
Artists similar to Stephen Stills
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Stephen Stills.
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Manassasartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- The Stills-Young Bandartist
- Neil Young & Crazy Horseartist
- Trafficartist
- The Youngbloodsartist
- Dave Masonartist
- Firefallartist
- James Gangartist
- Terry Reidartist
- Blind Faithartist
- Mott the Hoopleartist
- Hot Tunaartist
- Humble Pieartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- The Young Rascalsartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Facesartist
- Pure Prairie Leagueartist
- Grateful Deadartist
- Spiritartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
- Fairport Conventionartist
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