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Desmond Child

Disco
DiscoHeavy metalLatin pop

Desmond Child is a Disco and Heavy metal act. Their catalogue also touches Latin pop and Rock. Their sound grew out of Loose Joints and Dinosaur L. Those roots explain a lot about how Desmond Child arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 21 Guns, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jennifer Rush, BlackHawk, Jonas Brothers, Kiss and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Desmond Child, reaching back through Loose Joints and forward to Jennifer Rush. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Desmond ChildLoose JointsDinosaur LJennifer RushBlackHawkJonas BrothersKissJoan Jett and the Bl…Bon JoviAerosmithCher21 Guns

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Desmond Child grew out of Loose Joints and Dinosaur L, shares an orbit with 21 Guns, went on to shape Jennifer Rush, BlackHawk, Jonas Brothers and Kiss. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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