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Don Airey is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Vinny Appice, Ozzy and Jon Lord. Those roots explain a lot about how Don Airey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ian Gillan, Deep Purple, Gotthard, The Dead Daisies and Y&T, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and Jethro Tull, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Don Airey, reaching back through Vinny Appice and forward to Gary Moore. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Don Airey connections
Don Airey grew out of Vinny Appice, Ozzy and Jon Lord, shares an orbit with Ian Gillan, Deep Purple, Gotthard and The Dead Daisies, went on to shape Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest and Black Sabbath. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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