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Phil Lynott

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Phil Lynott is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Elvis Presley, Tony Ashton, Motown, The Mamas & the Papas and Jimi Hendrix. Those roots explain a lot about how Phil Lynott arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thin Lizzy, UFO, The Yardbirds, Whitesnake and Rainbow, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Huey Lewis, Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Boomtown Rats and Midge Ure, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Phil Lynott, reaching back through Elvis Presley and forward to Huey Lewis. 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
Phil LynottElvis PresleyTony AshtonMotownThe Mamas & the PapasJimi HendrixBob DylanFreeJeff BeckHuey LewisSex PistolsThe DamnedThe Boomtown RatsMidge UreUltravoxRollins BandRoy WoodThin LizzyUFOThe YardbirdsWhitesnakeRainbowTed NugentAce FrehleyTriumph

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Phil Lynott connections

Phil Lynott grew out of Elvis Presley, Tony Ashton, Motown and The Mamas & the Papas, shares an orbit with Thin Lizzy, UFO, The Yardbirds and Whitesnake, went on to shape Huey Lewis, Sex Pistols, The Damned and The Boomtown Rats. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Phil Lynott

Roots10

Sounds and acts that shaped Phil Lynott.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Phil Lynott.

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