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Ken Hensley

Heavy metal
Heavy metalProgressive rock

Ken Hensley is a Heavy metal and Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Ben E. King. Those roots explain a lot about how Ken Hensley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as UFO, Rainbow, Ian Gillan, Gotthard and David Coverdale, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into W.A.S.P., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Ken Hensley, reaching back through Ben E. King and forward to W.A.S.P.. 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
Ken HensleyBen E. KingW.A.S.P.UFORainbowIan GillanGotthardDavid CoverdaleSladeWishbone AshManfred Mann's Earth…

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Ken Hensley connections

Ken Hensley grew out of Ben E. King, shares an orbit with UFO, Rainbow, Ian Gillan and Gotthard, went on to shape W.A.S.P.. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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