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Will Oldham

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Will Oldham is a Country and Folk act. Their catalogue also touches Indie rock. Their sound grew out of Bill Callahan, Hiss Golden Messenger, Joanna Newsom, Johnny Ace and Nat King Cole. Those roots explain a lot about how Will Oldham arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Palace Music, Bill Callahan, Songs: Ohia and Phosphorescent, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Great Lake Swimmers, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Cash, Rosalía and Marianne Faithfull, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Will Oldham, reaching back through Bill Callahan and forward to Great Lake Swimmers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Will OldhamBill CallahanHiss Golden MessengerJoanna NewsomJohnny AceNat King ColeMerle HaggardSmogWashington PhillipsGreat Lake SwimmersJonathan WilsonJohnny CashRosalíaMarianne FaithfullMark KozelekKatatoniaMark LaneganBonnie 'Prince' BillyPalace MusicBill CallahanSongs: OhiaPhosphorescentUncle TupeloWoven Hand

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Will Oldham connections

Will Oldham grew out of Bill Callahan, Hiss Golden Messenger, Joanna Newsom and Johnny Ace, shares an orbit with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Palace Music, Bill Callahan and Songs: Ohia, went on to shape Great Lake Swimmers, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Cash and Rosalía. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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