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Tim Buckley is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Kingston Trio, Julie Felix, Fred Neil, The Magic Numbers and The Peel Session. Those roots explain a lot about how Tim Buckley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fred Neil, Jackson C. Frank, Nick Drake, Nico and Tim Hardin, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into This Mortal Coil, Sinéad O'Connor, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Engineers and The Stone Poneys, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 70 connections around Tim Buckley, reaching back through The Kingston Trio and forward to This Mortal Coil. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Timothy Charles Buckley III was an American musician. He began his career based in folk rock, but subsequently experimented with genres such as psychedelia, jazz, the avant-garde, and funk.
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Tim Buckley connections
Tim Buckley grew out of The Kingston Trio, Julie Felix, Fred Neil and The Magic Numbers, shares an orbit with Fred Neil, Jackson C. Frank, Nick Drake and Nico, went on to shape This Mortal Coil, Sinéad O'Connor, Big Brother & The Holding Company and Engineers. 70 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tim Buckley
Sounds and acts that shaped Tim Buckley.
- The Kingston Trioartist
- Julie Felixartist
- Fred Neilartist
- The Magic Numbersartist
- The Peel Sessionartist
- Miles Davisartist
- Bessie Smithartist
- Billie Holidayartist
- Frank Sinatraartist
- Judy Garlandartist
- Hank Williamsartist
- Johnny Cashartist
- Charles Mingusartist
- Thelonious Monkartist
- Leon Thomasartist
- Iannis Xenakisartist
Artists similar to Tim Buckley
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tim Buckley.
- Fred Neilartist
- Jackson C. Frankartist
- Nick Drakeartist
- Nicoartist
- Tim Hardinartist
- Fairport Conventionartist
- Donovanartist
- Jeff Buckleyartist
- Linda Perhacsartist
- Bert Janschartist
- Joan Baezartist
- Roy Harperartist
- Judee Sillartist
- Robert Wyattartist
- John Caleartist
- Joni Mitchellartist
- Captain Beefheart & His Magic Bandartist
- Tia Blakeartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- Laura Nyroartist
- Syd Barrettartist
- Dave Bixbyartist
- Bill Fayartist
- The Pentangleartist
- The United States of Americaartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Karen Daltonartist
Bands Tim Buckley shaped
Where the influence of Tim Buckley travelled next.
- This Mortal Coilartist
- Sinéad O'Connorartist
- Big Brother & The Holding Companyartist
- Engineersartist
- The Stone Poneysartist
- Kate Nashartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Nicoartist
- Jackson Browneartist
- Sufjan Stevensartist
- Starsailorartist
- Ray LaMontagneartist
- Elizabeth Fraserartist
- The Empyreanartist
- Beth Ortonartist
- Big Brother and the Holding Companyartist
- Sheila Chandraartist
- Jackie Lomaxartist
- Julee Cruiseartist
- Gary Lucasartist
- Walking Woundedartist
- Ben Wattartist
- Jessica Prattartist
- Jeff Buckleyartist
- Robert Plantartist
- John Fruscianteartist
- Bryan Ferryartist
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