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Be-Bop Deluxe

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DiscoProgressive rock

Be-Bop Deluxe is a Disco and Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Mississippi and David Bowie. Those roots explain a lot about how Be-Bop Deluxe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Steve Hackett, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Wishbone Ash, Godley & Creme and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bob Rock, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Be-Bop Deluxe, reaching back through Mississippi and forward to Bob Rock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Be-Bop DeluxeMississippiDavid BowieBob RockSteve HackettSteve Harley & Cockn…Wishbone AshGodley & CremeManfred Mann's Earth…MudJethro TullMott the Hoople

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Be-Bop Deluxe connections

Be-Bop Deluxe grew out of Mississippi and David Bowie, shares an orbit with Steve Hackett, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Wishbone Ash and Godley & Creme, went on to shape Bob Rock. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Be-Bop Deluxe

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