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Bill Ward is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Bernard Purdie and Joe Morello. Those roots explain a lot about how Bill Ward arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Glenn Tipton, Steve Harris, Hear 'n Aid, Tony Iommi and Alcatrazz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chad Smith, Eric Singer and Guns N' Roses, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Bill Ward, reaching back through Gene Krupa and forward to Chad Smith. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bill Ward connections
Bill Ward grew out of Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson and Bernard Purdie, shares an orbit with Glenn Tipton, Steve Harris, Hear 'n Aid and Tony Iommi, went on to shape Chad Smith, Eric Singer and Guns N' Roses. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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