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Mud is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nicky Chinn, The Rubettes, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Bill Withers. Those roots explain a lot about how Mud arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sweet, The Rubettes, Bay City Rollers, Gary Glitter and Slade, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Liquid Gold, Slade, Kylie Minogue, Spiller and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Mud, reaching back through Nicky Chinn and forward to Liquid Gold. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mud was an English glam rock band, formed in February 1966. Their earlier success came in a pop and then glam rock style, whilst later hits were influenced by 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly, and they are best remembered for their hit singles "Dyna-mite", "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974, and "Lonely This Christmas" which reached Christmas number 1 in December 1974. After signing to Rak Records and teaming up with songwriters/producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the band had fourteen UK Top 20 hits between 1973 and 1976, including three number ones.
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Mud connections
Mud grew out of Nicky Chinn, The Rubettes, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, shares an orbit with Sweet, The Rubettes, Bay City Rollers and Gary Glitter, went on to shape Liquid Gold, Slade, Kylie Minogue and Spiller. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mud
Sounds and acts that shaped Mud.
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