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Justin Hayward

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Justin Hayward is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of John Lodge, Barclay James Harvest, Bruce Dickinson, Ian Anderson and Rick Wakeman. Those roots explain a lot about how Justin Hayward arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Herman's Hermits, Al Stewart, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Alan Parsons, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 10cc and Gary Barlow, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Justin Hayward, reaching back through John Lodge and forward to 10cc. 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
Justin HaywardJohn LodgeBarclay James HarvestBruce DickinsonIan AndersonRick WakemanGraeme EdgeRay ThomasBuddy Holly10ccGary BarlowHerman's HermitsAl StewartManfred Mann's Earth…Crosby, Stills & NashAlan ParsonsDave MasonJefferson StarshipSweet

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Justin Hayward connections

Justin Hayward grew out of John Lodge, Barclay James Harvest, Bruce Dickinson and Ian Anderson, shares an orbit with Herman's Hermits, Al Stewart, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Crosby, Stills & Nash, went on to shape 10cc and Gary Barlow. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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