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Paul Anka

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JazzPop

Paul Anka is a Jazz and Pop act. Their sound grew out of José José, Ofra Haza, Violetta Villas, Claude François and Juan Gabriel. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul Anka arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Neil Sedaka, Ritchie Valens, Bobby Vinton, Frankie Valli and The Little Dippers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Johnny Harris, Engelbert Humperdinck, Corey Hart, Los Piratas and Nina Hagen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Paul Anka, reaching back through José José and forward to Johnny Harris. 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
Paul AnkaJosé JoséOfra HazaVioletta VillasClaude FrançoisJuan GabrielEddie CochranPeter CeteraIt's a SinJohnny HarrisEngelbert HumperdinckCorey HartLos PiratasNina HagenTom JonesClaude FrançoisFrank SinatraNeil SedakaRitchie ValensBobby VintonFrankie ValliThe Little DippersTom JonesConnie FrancisDoris Day

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Paul Anka connections

Paul Anka grew out of José José, Ofra Haza, Violetta Villas and Claude François, shares an orbit with Neil Sedaka, Ritchie Valens, Bobby Vinton and Frankie Valli, went on to shape Johnny Harris, Engelbert Humperdinck, Corey Hart and Los Piratas. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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