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Gary Glitter is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Shirley Ellis, Gene Vincent and Another One Bites the Dust. Those roots explain a lot about how Gary Glitter arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mud, Sweet, Slade, Mott the Hoople and Bay City Rollers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into D.I., Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?, Sandie Shaw and Tina Turner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Gary Glitter, reaching back through Shirley Ellis and forward to D.I.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Paul Francis Gadd, better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, is a British former singer who achieved fame and success during the 1970s and 1980s. His career ended after his 1999 conviction of downloading child sexual abuse material. He was also convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006 and a series of sexual offences in 2015.
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Gary Glitter connections
Gary Glitter grew out of Shirley Ellis, Gene Vincent and Another One Bites the Dust, shares an orbit with Mud, Sweet, Slade and Mott the Hoople, went on to shape D.I., Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? and Sandie Shaw. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Gary Glitter
Sounds and acts that shaped Gary Glitter.
Artists similar to Gary Glitter
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Gary Glitter.
- Mudartist
- Sweetartist
- Sladeartist
- Mott the Hoopleartist
- Bay City Rollersartist
- The Rubettesartist
- Cliff Richardartist
- Mungo Jerryartist
- Steve Harley & Cockney Rebelartist
- Foghatartist
- Freeartist
- Manfred Mannartist
- Steve Harleyartist
- The Troggsartist
- Ace Frehleyartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Manfred Mann's Earth Bandartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- Humble Pieartist
- The Edgar Winter Groupartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Rare Earthartist
- The New Seekersartist
- Christieartist
- Norman Greenbaumartist
- Stealers Wheelartist
Bands Gary Glitter shaped
Where the influence of Gary Glitter travelled next.
- D.I.artist
- Peter and the Test Tube Babiesartist
- Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?artist
- Sandie Shawartist
- Tina Turnerartist
- Girlschoolartist
- The Whoartist
- Oasisartist
- Satorartist
- Beatriceartist
- John Lydonartist
- Joan Jettartist
- Bauhausartist
- The Human Leagueartist
- The KLFartist
- Father of All Motherfuckersartist
- The Futureartist
- Heaven 17artist
- Green Jellÿartist
- The Young Godsartist
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