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Stephen Stills is a Country and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Billy Preston, Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lightnin' Hopkins. 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 Joni Mitchell, Ray LaMontagne, Mavis Staples, Booker T. Jones and The Staple Singers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Stephen Stills, reaching back through Billy Preston and forward to Joni Mitchell. 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, Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson, shares an orbit with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas and Buffalo Springfield, went on to shape Joni Mitchell, Ray LaMontagne, Mavis Staples and Booker T. Jones. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Stephen Stills
Sounds and acts that shaped Stephen Stills.
- Billy Prestonartist
- 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
- Paul Kantnerartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
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
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