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Boy George is a Disco and House act. Their catalogue also touches Pop. Their sound grew out of Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Pete Tong, Darren Tate, Senhit and Mica Paris. Those roots explain a lot about how Boy George arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Culture Club, Erasure, Adam and the Ants, Jimmy Somerville and Fine Young Cannibals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Moloko, Afrika Bambaataa, Juliana Gattas, Beth Ditto and Andy Bell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 61 connections around Boy George, reaching back through Kid Creole & The Coconuts and forward to Moloko. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Boy George connections
Boy George grew out of Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Pete Tong, Darren Tate and Senhit, shares an orbit with Culture Club, Erasure, Adam and the Ants and Jimmy Somerville, went on to shape Moloko, Afrika Bambaataa, Juliana Gattas and Beth Ditto. 61 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Boy George
Sounds and acts that shaped Boy George.
- Kid Creole & The Coconutsartist
- Pete Tongartist
- Darren Tateartist
- Senhitartist
- Mica Parisartist
- Tess Henleyartist
- Noam Bettanartist
- Holly Johnsonartist
- Freddie Mercuryartist
- Siouxsie and the Bansheesartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Patti Smithartist
- Marc Bolanartist
- Neil Tennantartist
- Steve Strangeartist
- Gavin Rossdaleartist
- David Bowieartist
- Harry's Houseartist
- Make You Feel My Loveartist
- Martha Reevesartist
- Mary Gauthierartist
- David Gatesartist
- Adamskiartist
- Maxine Nightingaleartist
- Nona Hendryxartist
Artists similar to Boy George
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Boy George.
- Culture Clubartist
- Erasureartist
- Adam and the Antsartist
- Jimmy Somervilleartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- Adam Antartist
- Wham!artist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Climie Fisherartist
- Kim Wildeartist
- T'Pauartist
- Bronski Beatartist
- Wet Wet Wetartist
- ABCartist
- Pet Shop Boysartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Belinda Carlisleartist
- Spandau Balletartist
Bands Boy George shaped
Where the influence of Boy George travelled next.
- Molokoartist
- Afrika Bambaataaartist
- Juliana Gattasartist
- Beth Dittoartist
- Andy Bellartist
- Erasureartist
- Senhitartist
- 808s & Heartbreakartist
- Dead or Aliveartist
- ANOHNIartist
- Love Lockdownartist
- Right Said Fredartist
- Jody Watleyartist
- Ultra Natéartist
- Bitch Better Have My Moneyartist
- Jocelyn Brownartist
- P.M. Dawnartist
- Kevin Avianceartist
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