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Badfinger

Badfinger is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Moody Blues, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Beatles and George Harrison. Those roots explain a lot about how Badfinger arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Raspberries, Wings, Paul McCartney & Wings, Klaatu and Three Dog Night, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Harry Nilsson, Mariah Carey, Matthew Sweet, Katie Melua and Jon Oliva, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Badfinger, reaching back through The Moody Blues and forward to Harry Nilsson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Badfinger were a British rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Welshmen Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins (drums), and Englishmen Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland. Initially known as the Iveys, the band renamed themselves Badfinger, after the working title for the Beatles' 1967 song "With a Little Help from My Friends". From 1968 to 1973, Badfinger recorded five albums for Apple Records and toured extensively before they became embroiled in the chaos of Apple's dissolution. They are recognised for their influence on the 1970s power pop genre and are estimated to have sold 14 million records.

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BadfingerThe Moody BluesThe WhoThe YardbirdsThe BeatlesGeorge HarrisonLeon RussellTodd RundgrenGeoff EmerickHarry NilssonMariah CareyMatthew SweetKatie MeluaJon OlivaSavatageTechnical EcstasyThe ReplacementsThe RaspberriesWingsPaul McCartney & WingsKlaatuThree Dog NightThe BeatlesThe Lovin' SpoonfulMott the Hoople

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Badfinger connections

Badfinger grew out of The Moody Blues, The Who, The Yardbirds and The Beatles, shares an orbit with The Raspberries, Wings, Paul McCartney & Wings and Klaatu, went on to shape Harry Nilsson, Mariah Carey, Matthew Sweet and Katie Melua. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Badfinger

Roots9

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