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Smokie is a Alternative rock act. Their sound grew out of Nicky Chinn, Del Shannon, Mike Chapman, Savoy Brown and Modern Talking. Those roots explain a lot about how Smokie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sweet, Bay City Rollers, Harpo, Slade and The Rubettes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Valeriy Syutkin and Pat Benatar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Smokie, reaching back through Nicky Chinn and forward to Valeriy Syutkin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Smokie connections
Smokie grew out of Nicky Chinn, Del Shannon, Mike Chapman and Savoy Brown, shares an orbit with Sweet, Bay City Rollers, Harpo and Slade, went on to shape Valeriy Syutkin and Pat Benatar. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Smokie
Sounds and acts that shaped Smokie.
Artists similar to Smokie
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Smokie.
- Sweetartist
- Bay City Rollersartist
- Harpoartist
- Sladeartist
- The Rubettesartist
- Mudartist
- Cliff Richardartist
- Loboartist
- Demis Roussosartist
- Dr. Hookartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Christieartist
- Manfred Mann's Earth Bandartist
- Rainbowartist
- George Baker Selectionartist
- Terry Jacksartist
- The Tremeloesartist
- Baccaraartist
- Mungo Jerryartist
- Leo Sayerartist
- Tony Christieartist
- Ricchi e Poveriartist
- Meat Loafartist
Bands Smokie shaped
Where the influence of Smokie travelled next.
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