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Newsboys

Newsboys is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kutless, newworldson and DC Talk. Those roots explain a lot about how Newsboys arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as TobyMac, DC Talk, Sanctus Real, Tenth Avenue North and Michael W. Smith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Danny Gokey, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Newsboys, reaching back through Kutless and forward to Danny Gokey. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Newsboys is a Christian rock band originally from Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its founding in 1985 by Peter Furler, who departed the band in 2009, and George Perdikis, the band has released seventeen albums, six of which have been certified Gold. The band consists of lead guitarist Jody Davis, keyboardist Jeff Frankenstein, drummer Duncan Phillips, and rhythm guitarist, bassist, and lead vocalist Adam Agee; no founding members are featured in the current line-up. In addition to performing music, the band has appeared in the films God's Not Dead, God's Not Dead 2, and God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness. Newsboys was cited by CCM Magazine as one of the most influential Christian bands.

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NewsboysKutlessnewworldsonDC TalkDanny GokeyTobyMacDC TalkSanctus RealTenth Avenue NorthMichael W. SmithKutlessThe AftersHawk Nelson

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Newsboys connections

Newsboys grew out of Kutless, newworldson and DC Talk, shares an orbit with TobyMac, DC Talk, Sanctus Real and Tenth Avenue North, went on to shape Danny Gokey. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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