◇ image via WikipediaChristopher Cross
Christopher Cross is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Burt Bacharach, Dave Brubeck, Frank Zappa, J. D. Souther and Larry Carlton. Those roots explain a lot about how Christopher Cross arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Robbie Dupree, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Paul Davis, Pablo Cruise and Kenny Loggins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Billie Eilish, John Stamos, Nicolette Larson, The Ting Tings and Mac DeMarco, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Christopher Cross, reaching back through Burt Bacharach and forward to Billie Eilish. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Christopher Cross connections
Christopher Cross grew out of Burt Bacharach, Dave Brubeck, Frank Zappa and J. D. Souther, shares an orbit with Robbie Dupree, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Paul Davis and Pablo Cruise, went on to shape Billie Eilish, John Stamos, Nicolette Larson and The Ting Tings. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Christopher Cross
Sounds and acts that shaped Christopher Cross.
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