◇ image via WikipediaJon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi is a Country and Emo act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Billy Squier, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bruce Springsteen and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Jon Bon Jovi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Damn Yankees, Europe, Bad English, Poison and Def Leppard, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ryan Star, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Aldo Nova, Sebastian Bach and MTV Unplugged, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Jon Bon Jovi, reaching back through Billy Squier and forward to Ryan Star. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jon Bon Jovi connections
Jon Bon Jovi grew out of Billy Squier, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and Bruce Springsteen, shares an orbit with Damn Yankees, Europe, Bad English and Poison, went on to shape Ryan Star, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Aldo Nova and Sebastian Bach. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Jon Bon Jovi
Sounds and acts that shaped Jon Bon Jovi.
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- Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukesartist
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- Little Richardartist
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- David A. Stewartartist
- Krewellaartist
- Steve Perryartist
- Southside Johnnyartist
- Tony Bongioviartist
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Artists similar to Jon Bon Jovi
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Jon Bon Jovi.
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- Europeartist
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- Poisonartist
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