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Jon and Vangelis is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Dick Morrissey. Those roots explain a lot about how Jon and Vangelis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mike Oldfield, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Isao Tomita, Enigma and Genesis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Billie Jean and Keys to Ascension 2, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Jon and Vangelis, reaching back through Dick Morrissey and forward to Billie Jean. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jon and Vangelis was a music collaboration between British rock singer Jon Anderson and Greek synthesiser musician Vangelis. The duo released four albums between 1980 and 1991.
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Jon and Vangelis connections
Jon and Vangelis grew out of Dick Morrissey, shares an orbit with Mike Oldfield, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Isao Tomita and Enigma, went on to shape Billie Jean and Keys to Ascension 2. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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