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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, Spoonful, Road Crew, 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, The Yardbirds, Robin Trower, Van Morrison and Tony Joe White, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chris Squire, Gary Brooker, Boris the Spider, Howlin' Wolf and Eric Clapton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Bill Wyman, reaching back through Georgie Fame and forward to Chris Squire. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Bill WymanGeorgie FameSpoonfulRoad CrewExumaAndy BoyWillie DixonIan StewartChris SquireGary BrookerBoris the SpiderHowlin' WolfEric ClaptonSteve WinwoodRy CooderNicky HopkinsMick TaylorThe YardbirdsRobin TrowerVan MorrisonTony Joe WhiteCreamThe J. Geils BandFaces

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Bill Wyman connections

Bill Wyman grew out of Georgie Fame, Spoonful, Road Crew and Exuma, shares an orbit with Mick Taylor, The Yardbirds, Robin Trower and Van Morrison, went on to shape Chris Squire, Gary Brooker, Boris the Spider and Howlin' Wolf. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Bill Wyman

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