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Bon Jovi is a Alternative rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Desmond Child, Bob Rock, Glen Ballard, Vertigo Records and Melodiya. Those roots explain a lot about how Bon Jovi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Def Leppard, Europe, Damn Yankees, Poison and Bad English, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dogstar, The All-American Rejects, Sugarland, Rasmussen and Blake Lewis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 109 connections around Bon Jovi, reaching back through Desmond Child and forward to Dogstar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bon Jovi connections
Bon Jovi grew out of Desmond Child, Bob Rock, Glen Ballard and Vertigo Records, shares an orbit with Def Leppard, Europe, Damn Yankees and Poison, went on to shape Dogstar, The All-American Rejects, Sugarland and Rasmussen. 109 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bon Jovi
Sounds and acts that shaped Bon Jovi.
- Desmond Childartist
- Bob Rockartist
- Glen Ballardartist
- Vertigo Recordsartist
- Melodiyaartist
- Brett Jamesartist
- Hillary Lindseyartist
- Hedleyartist
- Rami Yacoubartist
- Toploaderartist
- Wild Cherryartist
- Tony Bongioviartist
- Hardrockartist
- The War and Treatyartist
- Young Gunsartist
- Gunartist
- B-Sideartist
- Billy Squierartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- Joe Cockerartist
- Mercyartist
- Kissartist
- The Marvelettesartist
- Chuck Berryartist
- Van Halenartist
- Stryperartist
- Scorpionsartist
- Nickelbackartist
- OneRepublicartist
- David Bryanartist
Artists similar to Bon Jovi
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bon Jovi.
- Def Leppardartist
- Europeartist
- Damn Yankeesartist
- Poisonartist
- Bad Englishartist
- Guns N' Rosesartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Firehouseartist
- Night Rangerartist
- Kissartist
- Journeyartist
- Teslaartist
- Extremeartist
- Meat Loafartist
- Great Whiteartist
- Thunderartist
- Starshipartist
- AC/DCartist
- Quiet Riotartist
- Gotthardartist
- Dokkenartist
- Sebastian Bachartist
- Slashartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- Billy Idolartist
- Roxetteartist
- Bostonartist
- The Darknessartist
Bands Bon Jovi shaped
Where the influence of Bon Jovi travelled next.
- Dogstarartist
- The All-American Rejectsartist
- Sugarlandartist
- Rasmussenartist
- Blake Lewisartist
- The Proclaimersartist
- Bob Rockartist
- Anna Tsuchiyaartist
- Jennifer Nettlesartist
- Jeffrey Jeyartist
- Michael Sweetartist
- Hazell Deanartist
- Catameniaartist
- Tate Stevensartist
- Sonohraartist
- Bad Companyartist
- Vinylshakerzartist
- Mark Willsartist
- Fletcherartist
- Cody Simpsonartist
- Metallicaartist
- Angie McMahonartist
- Reddartist
- Ham Sandwichartist
- Kissin' Dynamiteartist
- Yuridiaartist
- Coi Lerayartist
- Goldspotartist
- Poisonartist
- Krezipartist
- Perezaartist
- Spikeartist
- Dizzy Mizz Lizzyartist
- Skid Rowartist
- Loganartist
- Superbusartist
- Tin Machineartist
- Gotthardartist
- Just Surrenderartist
- Great Whiteartist
- Drug Restaurantartist
- Little Angelsartist
- Dee Sniderartist
- Bruce Dickinsonartist
- Paul Stanleyartist
- Jonas Brothersartist
- Alsouartist
- Gerard Wayartist
- David Cookartist
- Marry the Nightartist
- Biffy Clyroartist
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