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Black Francis

Indie rock
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Black Francis is a Indie rock and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Jonathan Richman, Ramones, The Beach Boys, Peter, Paul and Mary and Hüsker Dü. Those roots explain a lot about how Black Francis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Frank Black and the Catholics, Frank Black, Pixies, Throwing Muses and The Lemonheads, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alberta Cross, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Black Francis, reaching back through Jonathan Richman and forward to Alberta Cross. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Black FrancisJonathan RichmanRamonesThe Beach BoysPeter, Paul and MaryHüsker DüThe CarsHerman BroodDavid BowieAlberta CrossFrank Black and the …Frank BlackPixiesThrowing MusesThe LemonheadsdEUSAfghan WhigsBelly

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Black Francis connections

Black Francis grew out of Jonathan Richman, Ramones, The Beach Boys and Peter, Paul and Mary, shares an orbit with Frank Black and the Catholics, Frank Black, Pixies and Throwing Muses, went on to shape Alberta Cross. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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