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Boy George is a Disco and House act. Their catalogue also touches Pop. Their sound grew out of Maxine Nightingale, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Pete Tong, Darren Tate and Senhit. Those roots explain a lot about how Boy George arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Erasure, Adam and the Ants, Jimmy Somerville, Fine Young Cannibals and Thompson Twins, 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 Right Said Fred, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Boy George, reaching back through Maxine Nightingale 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 Maxine Nightingale, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Pete Tong and Darren Tate, shares an orbit with Erasure, Adam and the Ants, Jimmy Somerville and Fine Young Cannibals, went on to shape Moloko, Afrika Bambaataa, Juliana Gattas and Beth Ditto. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Boy George
Sounds and acts that shaped Boy George.
- Maxine Nightingaleartist
- Kid Creole & The Coconutsartist
- Pete Tongartist
- Darren Tateartist
- Senhitartist
- Mica Parisartist
- Tess Henleyartist
- Noam Bettanartist
- Holly Johnsonartist
- Mary Gauthierartist
- David Gatesartist
- Adamskiartist
- Freddie Mercuryartist
- Nona Hendryxartist
- David Bowieartist
- Siouxsie and the Bansheesartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Patti Smithartist
- Marc Bolanartist
- Neil Tennantartist
- Steve Strangeartist
- Gavin Rossdaleartist
- Harry's Houseartist
- Make You Feel My Loveartist
- Martha Reevesartist
Artists similar to Boy George
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Boy George.
Bands Boy George shaped
Where the influence of Boy George travelled next.
- Molokoartist
- Afrika Bambaataaartist
- Juliana Gattasartist
- Beth Dittoartist
- Right Said Fredartist
- Jody Watleyartist
- Ultra Natéartist
- Bitch Better Have My Moneyartist
- Jocelyn Brownartist
- P.M. Dawnartist
- Kevin Avianceartist
- Andy Bellartist
- Erasureartist
- Senhitartist
- 808s & Heartbreakartist
- Dead or Aliveartist
- ANOHNIartist
- Love Lockdownartist
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