◇ image via WikipediaJeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Del Shannon, Zak Starkey, 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 Randy Newman, Brian Wilson, Duane Eddy, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Del Shannon, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Jeff Lynne, reaching back through Del Shannon and forward to Randy Newman. 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 Del Shannon, Zak Starkey, Roy Orbison and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Klaatu, The Moody Blues, Al Stewart and Supertramp, went on to shape Randy Newman, Brian Wilson, Duane Eddy and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. 49 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
- Orleansartist
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- Manfred Mann's Earth Bandartist
- Billy Joelartist
Bands Jeff Lynne shaped
Where the influence of Jeff Lynne travelled next.
- Randy Newmanartist
- Brian Wilsonartist
- Duane Eddyartist
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersartist
- Del Shannonartist
- Paul McCartneyartist
- Bryan Adamsartist
- Jeff Healeyartist
- Life's About to Get Goodartist
- Bonnie Tylerartist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Sam Smithartist
- Tom Pettyartist
- Ian Paiceartist
- John Lennonartist
- The Everly Brothersartist
- Agnetha Fältskogartist
- George Harrisonartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Roy Orbisonartist
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