◇ image via WikipediaWayne Hancock
Wayne Hancock is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Hank Thompson, Hank Williams and Hank Snow. Those roots explain a lot about how Wayne Hancock arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Asleep at the Wheel, Bob Wills, Junior Brown, Buck Owens and Conway Twitty, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hank Williams III, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Wayne Hancock, reaching back through Glenn Miller and forward to Hank Williams III. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Thomas Wayne Hancock III better known as Wayne "The Train" Hancock, is an American singer-songwriter. Known as "The King of Juke Joint Swing," his performances incorporate jazz, blues, western swing, country and rockabilly, styles of music that he began listening to as a kid. His influences include Jimmie Rodgers, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Hank Thompson, Hank Williams and Hank Snow because they were all in his parents' record collection.
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Wayne Hancock connections
Wayne Hancock grew out of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Hank Thompson and Hank Williams, shares an orbit with Asleep at the Wheel, Bob Wills, Junior Brown and Buck Owens, went on to shape Hank Williams III. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Junior Brownartist
- Buck Owensartist
- Conway Twittyartist
- Dave Dudleyartist
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- Whitey Morgan and the 78'sartist
- Jimmie Rodgersartist
- Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmenartist
- Hank Thompsonartist
- Roger Millerartist
- Jerry Jeff Walkerartist
- Del Reevesartist
- Kitty Wellsartist
- Johnny Paycheckartist
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