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Mike Chapman

Alternative rock
Alternative rockDisco

Mike Chapman is a Alternative rock and Disco act. Their sound grew out of They Might Be Giants, Kraftwerk, Jim Morrison and Buddy Holly. Those roots explain a lot about how Mike Chapman arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud, Blondie and The Knack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Mike Chapman, reaching back through They Might Be Giants and forward to Suzi Quatro. 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
Mike ChapmanThey Might Be GiantsKraftwerkJim MorrisonBuddy HollySuzi QuatroSmokieMudBlondieThe KnackExileToni BasilNick Gilder

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Mike Chapman connections

Mike Chapman grew out of They Might Be Giants, Kraftwerk, Jim Morrison and Buddy Holly, went on to shape Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud and Blondie. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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