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54-40 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Matthew Good Band. Those roots explain a lot about how 54-40 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Limblifter, Chilliwack, Our Lady Peace, Kim Mitchell and Arkells, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hootie & The Blowfish and Jeff Arwadi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around 54-40, reaching back through Matthew Good Band and forward to Hootie & The Blowfish. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
54-40 is a Canadian rock band from Tsawwassen, Delta, British Columbia. The band takes its name from the slogan "54-40 or Fight!", coined to express the unsuccessful expansionist agenda of James K. Polk's presidency, which was intent upon controlling a contested U.S.-Canada border area in the Oregon boundary dispute. 54-40 has had a successful career, with four of their albums being certified platinum in Canada. The band has been nominated for eight Juno Awards. Between 1996 and 2016, 54-40 were among the top 150 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 50 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada.
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54-40 connections
54-40 grew out of Matthew Good Band, shares an orbit with Limblifter, Chilliwack, Our Lady Peace and Kim Mitchell, went on to shape Hootie & The Blowfish and Jeff Arwadi. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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