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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 The Trews, Limblifter, Chilliwack, Treble Charger and Our Lady Peace, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jeff Arwadi and Hootie & The Blowfish, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around 54-40, reaching back through Matthew Good Band and forward to Jeff Arwadi. 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 The Trews, Limblifter, Chilliwack and Treble Charger, went on to shape Jeff Arwadi and Hootie & The Blowfish. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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