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Valerie June

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Valerie June is a Blues and House act. Their sound grew out of Sturgill Simpson, Carla Thomas, M. Ward, Prince and K-Ci & JoJo. Those roots explain a lot about how Valerie June arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jason Isbell, Lucius, The War and Treaty, Mavis Staples and Frazey Ford, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mavis Staples, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Valerie June, reaching back through Sturgill Simpson and forward to Mavis Staples. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Valerie JuneSturgill SimpsonCarla ThomasM. WardPrinceK-Ci & JoJoBobby WomackOld Crow Medicine ShowMeshell NdegeocelloMavis StaplesJason IsbellLuciusThe War and TreatyMavis StaplesFrazey FordJason Isbell and the…Bonny Light HorsemanYola

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Valerie June connections

Valerie June grew out of Sturgill Simpson, Carla Thomas, M. Ward and Prince, shares an orbit with Jason Isbell, Lucius, The War and Treaty and Mavis Staples, went on to shape Mavis Staples. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Valerie June.

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