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Black is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bryan Ferry, Morrissey and Elvis Presley. Those roots explain a lot about how Black arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cock Robin, Kim Wilde, Tanita Tikaram, Fine Young Cannibals and Richard Marx, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paradise, Kim Wilde, Katie Melua and Tina Cousins, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Black, reaching back through Bryan Ferry and forward to Paradise. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Colin Vearncombe, known by his stage name Black, was an English singer-songwriter. He emerged from the punk rock music scene and achieved mainstream pop success in the late 1980s, most notably with the 1986 single "Wonderful Life", which was an international hit the next year.
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Black connections
Black grew out of Bryan Ferry, Morrissey and Elvis Presley, shares an orbit with Cock Robin, Kim Wilde, Tanita Tikaram and Fine Young Cannibals, went on to shape Paradise, Kim Wilde, Katie Melua and Tina Cousins. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Black
Sounds and acts that shaped Black.
Artists similar to Black
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Black.
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