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Steve Gunn

Steve Gunn is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Michael Chapman, John Fahey, Jack Rose and Robbie Basho. Those roots explain a lot about how Steve Gunn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cass McCombs, Joan Shelley, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Bill Callahan and Kevin Morby, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Snail Mail, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Steve Gunn, reaching back through Michael Chapman and forward to Snail Mail. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Steve Gunn is an American singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Steve GunnMichael ChapmanJohn FaheyJack RoseRobbie BashoSnail MailCass McCombsJoan ShelleyJake Xerxes FussellBill CallahanKevin MorbyKurt VileHayden PedigoBonnie 'Prince' Billy

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Steve Gunn connections

Steve Gunn grew out of Michael Chapman, John Fahey, Jack Rose and Robbie Basho, shares an orbit with Cass McCombs, Joan Shelley, Jake Xerxes Fussell and Bill Callahan, went on to shape Snail Mail. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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