◇ image via WikipediaJeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Zak Starkey, Del Shannon, Roy Orbison, The Beatles and John Lennon. Those roots explain a lot about how Jeff Lynne arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Klaatu, The Moody Blues, Al Stewart, Supertramp and Lindsey Buckingham, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Del Shannon, Life's About to Get Good, Jeff Healey and Bonnie Tyler, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Jeff Lynne, reaching back through Zak Starkey and forward to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jeff Lynne connections
Jeff Lynne grew out of Zak Starkey, Del Shannon, Roy Orbison and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Klaatu, The Moody Blues, Al Stewart and Supertramp, went on to shape Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Del Shannon, Life's About to Get Good and Jeff Healey. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Jeff Lynne
Sounds and acts that shaped Jeff Lynne.
Artists similar to Jeff Lynne
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Jeff Lynne.
- Klaatuartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
- Al Stewartartist
- Supertrampartist
- Lindsey Buckinghamartist
- Paul McCartney & Wingsartist
- Gerry Raffertyartist
- Elton Johnartist
- Wingsartist
- Badfingerartist
- Alan Parsonsartist
- David Gilmourartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Orleansartist
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- Cliff Richardartist
- Manfred Mann's Earth Bandartist
- Billy Joelartist
- John Mellencampartist
Bands Jeff Lynne shaped
Where the influence of Jeff Lynne travelled next.
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersartist
- Del Shannonartist
- Life's About to Get Goodartist
- Jeff Healeyartist
- Bonnie Tylerartist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Bryan Adamsartist
- Sam Smithartist
- Paul McCartneyartist
- Tom Pettyartist
- Ian Paiceartist
- John Lennonartist
- The Everly Brothersartist
- Agnetha Fältskogartist
- George Harrisonartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Roy Orbisonartist
- Brian Wilsonartist
- Duane Eddyartist
- Randy Newmanartist
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