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Mr. Mister

Mr. Mister is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Player, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Rick Springfield and Donna Summer. Those roots explain a lot about how Mr. Mister arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mike & The Mechanics, Starship, Richard Marx, Go West and John Parr, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chicago, USA for Africa, Don Henley, The Bangles and Eurythmics, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Mr. Mister, reaching back through Player and forward to Chicago. 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
Mr. MisterPlayerQuincy JonesMichael JacksonRick SpringfieldDonna SummerKenny LogginsAl JarreauLaura BraniganChicagoUSA for AfricaDon HenleyThe BanglesEurythmicsTina TurnerHeartAdam AntMike & The MechanicsStarshipRichard MarxGo WestJohn ParrTotoKenny LogginsGlass Tiger

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Mr. Mister connections

Mr. Mister grew out of Player, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Rick Springfield, shares an orbit with Mike & The Mechanics, Starship, Richard Marx and Go West, went on to shape Chicago, USA for Africa, Don Henley and The Bangles. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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