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Bill Wyman

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and bluesRock

Bill Wyman is a Rhythm and blues and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Georgie Fame, Road Crew, Spoonful, Exuma and Andy Boy. Those roots explain a lot about how Bill Wyman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mick Taylor, Paul Weller, Eric Clapton, Peter Green and The Yardbirds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gary Brooker, Chris Squire, Boris the Spider, Howlin' Wolf and Eric Clapton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Bill Wyman, reaching back through Georgie Fame and forward to Gary Brooker. 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
Bill WymanGeorgie FameRoad CrewSpoonfulExumaAndy BoyWillie DixonIan StewartGary BrookerChris SquireBoris the SpiderHowlin' WolfEric ClaptonSteve WinwoodRy CooderNicky HopkinsMick TaylorPaul WellerEric ClaptonPeter GreenThe YardbirdsRobin TrowerVan MorrisonTony Joe White

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Bill Wyman connections

Bill Wyman grew out of Georgie Fame, Road Crew, Spoonful and Exuma, shares an orbit with Mick Taylor, Paul Weller, Eric Clapton and Peter Green, went on to shape Gary Brooker, Chris Squire, Boris the Spider and Howlin' Wolf. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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