◇ image via WikipediaBilly Squier
Billy Squier is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Meat Loaf, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Cream and Queen. Those roots explain a lot about how Billy Squier arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Loverboy, Eddie Money, Night Ranger, Sammy Hagar and Triumph, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Def Leppard, Alicia Keys, JAY-Z, Dizzee Rascal and Eminem, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Billy Squier, reaching back through Meat Loaf and forward to Def Leppard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
William Haislip Squier is an American rock musician, singer, and songwriter who had a string of hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In the Dark", "Rock Me Tonite", "Everybody Wants You", "Emotions in Motion", "Love Is the Hero", and "Don't Say You Love Me". Squier's best-selling album, 1981's Don't Say No, is considered a landmark release of arena rock, bridging the gap between power pop and hard rock.
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Billy Squier connections
Billy Squier grew out of Meat Loaf, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton and Cream, shares an orbit with Loverboy, Eddie Money, Night Ranger and Sammy Hagar, went on to shape Def Leppard, Alicia Keys, JAY-Z and Dizzee Rascal. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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