◇ image via WikipediaBilly Joel
Billy Joel is a Alternative rock act. Their sound grew out of Make You Feel My Love, All Shook Up, Sam & Dave, Ronnie Cuber and Laufey. Those roots explain a lot about how Billy Joel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Elton John, Paul Simon, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Wings and Huey Lewis & The News, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ram Jam, Chilly Gonzales, Gwen Guthrie, The High Kings and Steve Grand, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 81 connections around Billy Joel, reaching back through Make You Feel My Love and forward to Ram Jam. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Billy Joel connections
Billy Joel grew out of Make You Feel My Love, All Shook Up, Sam & Dave and Ronnie Cuber, shares an orbit with Elton John, Paul Simon, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band and Wings, went on to shape Ram Jam, Chilly Gonzales, Gwen Guthrie and The High Kings. 81 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Billy Joel
Sounds and acts that shaped Billy Joel.
- Make You Feel My Loveartist
- All Shook Upartist
- Sam & Daveartist
- Ronnie Cuberartist
- Laufeyartist
- Kofiartist
- The Hootersartist
- Richard Marxartist
- Frankie Lymonartist
- Cyndi Lauperartist
- Christina Perriartist
- Freddie Hubbardartist
- Ron Carterartist
- Peter Ceteraartist
- The Go-Go'sartist
- The Dave Clark Fiveartist
- Clive Davisartist
- Phil Woodsartist
Artists similar to Billy Joel
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Billy Joel.
- Elton Johnartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Wingsartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Hall & Oatesartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Paul McCartney & Wingsartist
- Little River Bandartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Bruce Hornsby & the Rangeartist
- Fleetwood Macartist
- Orleansartist
- Bostonartist
- Journeyartist
- Totoartist
Bands Billy Joel shaped
Where the influence of Billy Joel travelled next.
- Ram Jamartist
- Chilly Gonzalesartist
- Gwen Guthrieartist
- The High Kingsartist
- Steve Grandartist
- American Oxygenartist
- Ingrid Olavaartist
- Looking 4 Myselfartist
- Metal Resistanceartist
- Jon Schmidtartist
- Tom Odellartist
- Poodle Hatartist
- Gonzalesartist
- Tonéxartist
- Marianas Trenchartist
- Ben Foldsartist
- Copelandartist
- USA for Africaartist
- MandoPonyartist
- The Riflesartist
- Chandler Leightonartist
- Hiram Bullockartist
- Kasia Kowalskaartist
- Lexi Jaydeartist
- Gerard McMannartist
- Corey Hartartist
- Hot Action Copartist
- No More Kingsartist
- Enrique Iglesiasartist
- Victoria Justiceartist
- Chris Reaartist
- Patricia Kaasartist
- Garth Brooksartist
- I Am… Sasha Fierceartist
- Diana Krallartist
- Dan Reynoldsartist
- Kid Rockartist
- Mark Hoppusartist
- Benson Booneartist
- Every Breath You Takeartist
- Mason Ramseyartist
- Ari Koivunenartist
- Empire State of Mindartist
- Jack Jonesartist
- Ken Carsonartist
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