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Leif Garrett

Leif Garrett is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Motors, Dion and TISM. Those roots explain a lot about how Leif Garrett arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bay City Rollers, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tina Charles, Alicia Bridges and The Hues Corporation, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Melvins, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Leif Garrett, reaching back through The Motors and forward to Melvins. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Leif Garrett is an American actor, singer, and television personality, who was a teen idol in the 1970s. He later received much publicity for his drug abuse and legal troubles.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Leif GarrettThe MotorsDionTISMMelvinsBay City RollersKC and the Sunshine …Tina CharlesAlicia BridgesThe Hues CorporationLeo SayerYvonne EllimanOttawan

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Leif Garrett connections

Leif Garrett grew out of The Motors, Dion and TISM, shares an orbit with Bay City Rollers, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tina Charles and Alicia Bridges, went on to shape Melvins. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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