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Oliver is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Strawberry Alarm Clock, Gordon Lightfoot, Steve Goodman, Margo Guryan and James & Bobby Purify. Those roots explain a lot about how Oliver arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Justice, Louis La Roche, Darius, Galantis and Sam Sparro, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yelle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Oliver, reaching back through Strawberry Alarm Clock and forward to Yelle. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
William Oliver Swofford, known professionally as Oliver, was an American pop singer, best known for his 1969 song "Good Morning Starshine" from the musical Hair as well as "Jean".
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Oliver connections
Oliver grew out of Strawberry Alarm Clock, Gordon Lightfoot, Steve Goodman and Margo Guryan, shares an orbit with Justice, Louis La Roche, Darius and Galantis, went on to shape Yelle. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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