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Phil Lynott

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Phil Lynott is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Tony Ashton, Motown, The Mamas & the Papas, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. 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 Rollins Band, Roy Wood, Dare, The Corrs and Huey Lewis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Phil Lynott, reaching back through Tony Ashton and forward to Rollins Band. 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 LynottTony AshtonMotownThe Mamas & the PapasJimi HendrixBob DylanFreeJeff BeckDeep PurpleRollins BandRoy WoodDareThe CorrsHuey LewisSex PistolsThe DamnedThe Boomtown RatsThin LizzyUFOThe YardbirdsWhitesnakeRainbowTed NugentAce FrehleyTriumph

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Phil Lynott connections

Phil Lynott grew out of Tony Ashton, Motown, The Mamas & the Papas and Jimi Hendrix, shares an orbit with Thin Lizzy, UFO, The Yardbirds and Whitesnake, went on to shape Rollins Band, Roy Wood, Dare and The Corrs. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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