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Rick Springfield is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of The Hooters, Little River Band, The Beatles, Sammy Hagar and Daddy Cool. Those roots explain a lot about how Rick Springfield arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Loverboy, Eddie Money, Huey Lewis & The News, Night Ranger and Glass Tiger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Corey Hart, Mr. Mister, Randy Crawford and Coheed and Cambria, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Rick Springfield, reaching back through The Hooters and forward to Corey Hart. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rick Springfield connections
Rick Springfield grew out of The Hooters, Little River Band, The Beatles and Sammy Hagar, shares an orbit with Loverboy, Eddie Money, Huey Lewis & The News and Night Ranger, went on to shape Corey Hart, Mr. Mister, Randy Crawford and Coheed and Cambria. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rick Springfield
Sounds and acts that shaped Rick Springfield.
Artists similar to Rick Springfield
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rick Springfield.
- Loverboyartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- Night Rangerartist
- Glass Tigerartist
- Quarterflashartist
- John Mellencampartist
- Starshipartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- Billy Squierartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Kenny Logginsartist
- John Parrartist
- Little River Bandartist
- The Outfieldartist
- Robert Palmerartist
- Greg Kihn Bandartist
- Poisonartist
- The Hootersartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Bad Englishartist
- The Fixxartist
- Paul Davisartist
- Hall & Oatesartist
- Aldo Novaartist
- Triumphartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
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