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Ray Thomas

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Ray Thomas is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Ray Thomas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peter Banks and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John Lodge and Justin Hayward, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around Ray Thomas, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to John Lodge. 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
Ray ThomasThe BeatlesJohn LodgeJustin HaywardPeter BanksEmerson, Lake & Palmer

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Ray Thomas connections

Ray Thomas grew out of The Beatles, shares an orbit with Peter Banks and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, went on to shape John Lodge and Justin Hayward. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ray Thomas

Roots1

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Kindred2

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ray Thomas.

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Legacy2

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