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Damn Yankees is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Night Ranger and The Amboy Dukes. Those roots explain a lot about how Damn Yankees arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tesla, Night Ranger, Great White, Poison and Firehouse, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Poison, Accept and Bad Company, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Damn Yankees, reaching back through Night Ranger and forward to Poison. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Damn Yankees were an American rock supergroup formed in New York City, in 1989. Consisting of singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw of Styx, singer/bassist Jack Blades of Night Ranger, guitarist Ted Nugent of the Amboy Dukes, and drummer Michael Cartellone.
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Damn Yankees connections
Damn Yankees grew out of Night Ranger and The Amboy Dukes, shares an orbit with Tesla, Night Ranger, Great White and Poison, went on to shape Poison, Accept and Bad Company. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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