◇ image via WikipediaTom Petty
Tom Petty is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Sonny Curtis, Marilyn Martin, Chris Whitley, The Essential Johnny Cash and The Raspberries. Those roots explain a lot about how Tom Petty arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mudcrutch, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Steve Miller Band, The J. Geils Band and Eddie Money, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steve Forbert, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, Shay and Japandroids, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 98 connections around Tom Petty, reaching back through Sonny Curtis and forward to Steve Forbert. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Tom Petty connections
Tom Petty grew out of Sonny Curtis, Marilyn Martin, Chris Whitley and The Essential Johnny Cash, shares an orbit with Mudcrutch, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Steve Miller Band and The J. Geils Band, went on to shape Steve Forbert, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls and Shay. 98 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tom Petty
Sounds and acts that shaped Tom Petty.
- Sonny Curtisartist
- Marilyn Martinartist
- Chris Whitleyartist
- The Essential Johnny Cashartist
- The Raspberriesartist
- Mudcrutchartist
- Don Felderartist
- Black Violinartist
- George Harrisonartist
- Roy Orbisonartist
- Help!artist
- Elvis Presleyartist
- The Beatlesartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Nils Lofgrenartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Jeff Lynneartist
- Thunderclap Newmanartist
- Lucinda Williamsartist
- Beckartist
- Johnny Cashartist
- Fats Dominoartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- Traveling Wilburysartist
- David A. Stewartartist
- Del Shannonartist
- Donald "Duck" Dunnartist
- Sam & Daveartist
Artists similar to Tom Petty
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tom Petty.
- Mudcrutchartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- Bostonartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Neil Young & Crazy Horseartist
- ZZ Topartist
- Billy Squierartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Sheryl Crowartist
- Stevie Nicksartist
- Billy Joelartist
- Lindsey Buckinghamartist
- Paul Westerbergartist
Bands Tom Petty shaped
Where the influence of Tom Petty travelled next.
- Steve Forbertartist
- Counting Crowsartist
- Goo Goo Dollsartist
- Shayartist
- Japandroidsartist
- Samantha Fishartist
- Cloakroomartist
- American III: Solitary Manartist
- Kathleen Edwardsartist
- Bleed Americanartist
- Gary Stewartartist
- The Heartbreakersartist
- Sweeter Than Fictionartist
- Ice on the Duneartist
- Drive-By Truckersartist
- Brett Dennenartist
- Under Feet Like Oursartist
- The New Rosesartist
- Shakiraartist
- Silverartist
- Teenage Wristartist
- Kurt Vileartist
- Heartless Bastardsartist
- The Knackartist
- Cute Is What We Aim Forartist
- Chiefartist
- A Rocket to the Moonartist
- Jack & Jackartist
- Terence Trent D'Arbyartist
- BoDeansartist
- Sam Smithartist
- Debby Ryanartist
- James Bayartist
- Johnny Cashartist
- Lucinda Williamsartist
- Taryn Manningartist
- Jeff Lynneartist
- Joey Tempestartist
- Tegan and Saraartist
- Maria McKeeartist
- Taylor Hicksartist
- Everlastartist
- Jason Aldeanartist
- The Boomtown Ratsartist
- Sananda Maitreyaartist
- Karley Scott Collinsartist
- Allie Xartist
- Against Me!artist
- Spoonartist
- Margo Priceartist
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