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Golden Earring

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Golden Earring is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Procol Harum, Eric Clapton, Earth and Fire, BLØF and R. Dean Taylor. Those roots explain a lot about how Golden Earring arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Racoon, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Normaal, Krezip and Di-rect, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hardrock, Kiss, Aerosmith, Santana and King Crimson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Golden Earring, reaching back through Procol Harum and forward to Hardrock. 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
Golden EarringProcol HarumEric ClaptonEarth and FireBLØFR. Dean TaylorThe ByrdsJimi HendrixLed ZeppelinHardrockKissAerosmithSantanaKing CrimsonThe Doobie BrothersRushAriaRacoonManfred Mann's Earth…NormaalKrezipDi-rectSweetThe BabysWishbone Ash

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Golden Earring connections

Golden Earring grew out of Procol Harum, Eric Clapton, Earth and Fire and BLØF, shares an orbit with Racoon, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Normaal and Krezip, went on to shape Hardrock, Kiss, Aerosmith and Santana. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Golden Earring

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Golden Earring.

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Legacy11

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