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Utah Phillips

Utah Phillips is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mimi Fariña and Ani DiFranco. Those roots explain a lot about how Utah Phillips arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Seeger, Cisco Houston, Stan Rogers, Ola Belle Reed and Malvina Reynolds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, Ian Tyson and Tom Waits, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Utah Phillips, reaching back through Mimi Fariña and forward to Ani DiFranco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips was an American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-identifying as an anarchist. He often promoted the Industrial Workers of the World in his music, actions, and words.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Utah PhillipsMimi FariñaAni DiFrancoAni DiFrancoEmmylou HarrisIan TysonTom WaitsPete SeegerCisco HoustonStan RogersOla Belle ReedMalvina ReynoldsJesse WellesAni DiFrancoThe Kingston Trio

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Utah Phillips connections

Utah Phillips grew out of Mimi Fariña and Ani DiFranco, shares an orbit with Pete Seeger, Cisco Houston, Stan Rogers and Ola Belle Reed, went on to shape Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, Ian Tyson and Tom Waits. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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