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Wanda Jackson

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CountryFolkGospel

Wanda Jackson is a Country and Folk act. Their catalogue also touches Gospel. Their sound grew out of Carl Perkins, Hank Thompson, Elvis Presley, Bob Wills and Roy Clark. Those roots explain a lot about how Wanda Jackson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jerry Lee Lewis, Duane Eddy, Sonny Burgess, Larry Williams and Buddy Holly, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dolly Parton, Rosie Flores, Jack White, Neko Case and Buck Owens, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Wanda Jackson, reaching back through Carl Perkins and forward to Dolly Parton. 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
Wanda JacksonCarl PerkinsHank ThompsonElvis PresleyBob WillsRoy ClarkMel TillisAshley MonroeBilly StrangeDolly PartonRosie FloresJack WhiteNeko CaseBuck OwensNikki LaneRuby AmanfuRolling in the DeepJerry Lee LewisDuane EddySonny BurgessLarry WilliamsBuddy HollyFats DominoBo DiddleyTammy Wynette

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Wanda Jackson connections

Wanda Jackson grew out of Carl Perkins, Hank Thompson, Elvis Presley and Bob Wills, shares an orbit with Jerry Lee Lewis, Duane Eddy, Sonny Burgess and Larry Williams, went on to shape Dolly Parton, Rosie Flores, Jack White and Neko Case. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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