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Ron Hardy

Ron Hardy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Stevie Wonder, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Visage, ESG and Liquid Liquid. Those roots explain a lot about how Ron Hardy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Black Madonna, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DJ Pierre, Derrick May, Theo Parrish, DJ Harvey and Rhythim Is Rhythim, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Ron Hardy, reaching back through Stevie Wonder and forward to DJ Pierre. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ron Hardy was an American, Chicago, Illinois-based DJ and record producer of early house music. He is well known for playing records at the Muzic Box, a Chicago house music club. Decades after his death, he is recognized for his innovative edits and mixes of disco, soul music, funk and early house music.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ron HardyStevie WonderFrankie Goes to Holl…VisageESGLiquid LiquidFirst ChoiceEurythmicsTalk TalkDJ PierreDerrick MayTheo ParrishDJ HarveyRhythim Is RhythimThe Black Madonna

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Ron Hardy connections

Ron Hardy grew out of Stevie Wonder, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Visage and ESG, shares an orbit with The Black Madonna, went on to shape DJ Pierre, Derrick May, Theo Parrish and DJ Harvey. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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