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Will Ackerman

K-pop
K-pop

Will Ackerman is a K-pop act. Their sound grew out of Robbie Basho. Those roots explain a lot about how Will Ackerman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, R. Carlos Nakai, Ottmar Liebert and Secret Garden, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mike Marshall, George Winston, Michael Hedges and Darol Anger, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Will Ackerman, reaching back through Robbie Basho and forward to Mike Marshall. 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
Will AckermanRobbie BashoMike MarshallGeorge WinstonMichael HedgesDarol AngerMichael HedgesLeo KottkeR. Carlos NakaiOttmar LiebertSecret GardenAndy McKeeTommy Emmanuel

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Will Ackerman connections

Will Ackerman grew out of Robbie Basho, shares an orbit with Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, R. Carlos Nakai and Ottmar Liebert, went on to shape Mike Marshall, George Winston, Michael Hedges and Darol Anger. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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