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Chris Rea

Alternative rock
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Chris Rea is a Alternative rock and Blues act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Randy Newman, Jacques Loussier, Snowy White, Bill Wyman and The Pasadenas. Those roots explain a lot about how Chris Rea arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dire Straits, Tony Joe White, Snowy White, Mike & The Mechanics and Gerry Rafferty, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into David Coverdale, York, Peter Gabriel, The Bangles and Queen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Chris Rea, reaching back through Randy Newman and forward to David Coverdale. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Chris ReaRandy NewmanJacques LoussierSnowy WhiteBill WymanThe PasadenasBlind Willie JohnsonSister Rosetta TharpeRy CooderDavid CoverdaleYorkPeter GabrielThe BanglesQueenDire StraitsTony Joe WhiteSnowy WhiteMike & The MechanicsGerry RaffertyPhil CollinsRod StewartRobert Cray

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Chris Rea connections

Chris Rea grew out of Randy Newman, Jacques Loussier, Snowy White and Bill Wyman, shares an orbit with Dire Straits, Tony Joe White, Snowy White and Mike & The Mechanics, went on to shape David Coverdale, York, Peter Gabriel and The Bangles. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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