◇ image via WikipediaBon Scott
Bon Scott is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Wacken Open Air, Little Richard and Arthur Alexander. Those roots explain a lot about how Bon Scott arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Steve Harris, Phil Campbell and David Byron, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brian Johnson, Alabama Shakes and Steve Souza, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Bon Scott, reaching back through The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and forward to Brian Johnson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bon Scott connections
Bon Scott grew out of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Wacken Open Air, Little Richard and Arthur Alexander, shares an orbit with Steve Harris, Phil Campbell and David Byron, went on to shape Brian Johnson, Alabama Shakes and Steve Souza. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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