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Willis Alan Ramsey

Willis Alan Ramsey is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Jerry Jeff Walker, Roger Miller, John Hartford, Glen Campbell and Justin Townes Earle, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jimmy Buffett, America, Captain & Tennille, Widespread Panic and Jerry Jeff Walker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Willis Alan Ramsey and forward to Jimmy Buffett. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Willis Alan Ramsey is an American singer/songwriter, a cult legend among fans of Americana and Texas country. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Dallas, Texas. Ramsey graduated from Highland Park High School in 1969, and was a prominent baritone in the school's Lads and Lassies Choir. In his senior year, he played a leading role in the musical Carousel. He released the critically acclaimed album Willis Alan Ramsey in 1972 on the Shelter label. The album included "Muskrat Candlelight" which was covered by America in 1973 and by Captain & Tennille in 1976.

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Willis Alan RamseyJimmy BuffettAmericaCaptain & TennilleWidespread PanicJerry Jeff WalkerWaylon JenningsShawn ColvinJerry Jeff WalkerRoger MillerJohn HartfordGlen CampbellJustin Townes EarleRodney CrowellUncle TupeloCharlie Daniels Band

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Willis Alan Ramsey shares an orbit with Jerry Jeff Walker, Roger Miller, John Hartford and Glen Campbell, went on to shape Jimmy Buffett, America, Captain & Tennille and Widespread Panic. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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