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Mark Bedford

Ska
Ska

Mark Bedford is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of Neil Young. Those roots explain a lot about how Mark Bedford arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Robert Wyatt, Elvis Costello, Morrissey, Bitty McLean and Dawn Penn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around Mark Bedford, reaching back through Neil Young and forward to Robert Wyatt. 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
Mark BedfordNeil YoungRobert WyattElvis CostelloMorrisseyBitty McLeanDawn Penn

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Mark Bedford connections

Mark Bedford grew out of Neil Young, went on to shape Robert Wyatt, Elvis Costello, Morrissey and Bitty McLean. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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