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Eagles is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Seals & Crofts, Ricky Nelson, Yes, Tom Waits and Black Sabbath. Those roots explain a lot about how Eagles arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as America, Dire Straits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Steve Miller Band and Rod Stewart, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Little Texas, Kerry King, JT, Ian Matthews and Michael Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around Eagles, reaching back through Seals & Crofts and forward to Little Texas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America. In addition, they are one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
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Eagles connections
Eagles grew out of Seals & Crofts, Ricky Nelson, Yes and Tom Waits, shares an orbit with America, Dire Straits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band and Steve Miller Band, went on to shape Little Texas, Kerry King, JT and Ian Matthews. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Eagles
Sounds and acts that shaped Eagles.
- Seals & Croftsartist
- Ricky Nelsonartist
- Yesartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Black Sabbathartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Earth Wind and Fireartist
- Rare Earthartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- Jackson Browneartist
- Greatest Hitsartist
- Conway Twittyartist
- J. D. Southerartist
- Asylum Recordsartist
- Randy Meisnerartist
- Pocoartist
- Paul Carrackartist
- The Flying Burrito Brothersartist
- James Gangartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
Artists similar to Eagles
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Eagles.
- Americaartist
- Dire Straitsartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Journeyartist
- Little River Bandartist
- Billy Joelartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- Bostonartist
- Elton Johnartist
- Totoartist
- Orleansartist
- James Gangartist
- Pure Prairie Leagueartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Seals & Croftsartist
- Firefallartist
- Lynyrd Skynyrdartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- Fleetwood Macartist
- Santanaartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Breadartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Hall & Oatesartist
Bands Eagles shaped
Where the influence of Eagles travelled next.
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