◇ image via WikipediaFred Astaire
Fred Astaire is a Jazz and Pop act. Their sound grew out of Harry Nilsson, George Gershwin and Charles Aznavour. Those roots explain a lot about how Fred Astaire arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gene Kelly, Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman and Perry Como, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal, Jo Stafford, Stacey Kent and Grandpa Elliott, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Fred Astaire, reaching back through Harry Nilsson and forward to Michael Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Fred Astaire connections
Fred Astaire grew out of Harry Nilsson, George Gershwin and Charles Aznavour, shares an orbit with Gene Kelly, Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman, went on to shape Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal, Jo Stafford and Stacey Kent. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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