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Stan Ridgway

Stan Ridgway is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tori Amos, Phil Spector and Ennio Morricone. Those roots explain a lot about how Stan Ridgway arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lloyd Cole, Joe Jackson, The Housemartins, Big Country and Oingo Boingo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stewart Copeland, Frank Black and the Catholics and Roger McGuinn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Stan Ridgway, reaching back through Tori Amos and forward to Stewart Copeland. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Stanard "Stan" Ridgway is an American singer-songwriter, and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums. He was the original lead singer and a founding member of the band Wall of Voodoo.

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Stan RidgwayTori AmosPhil SpectorEnnio MorriconeStewart CopelandFrank Black and the …Roger McGuinnLloyd ColeJoe JacksonThe HousemartinsBig CountryOingo BoingoThe AlarmUltravoxCamper Van Beethoven

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Stan Ridgway connections

Stan Ridgway grew out of Tori Amos, Phil Spector and Ennio Morricone, shares an orbit with Lloyd Cole, Joe Jackson, The Housemartins and Big Country, went on to shape Stewart Copeland, Frank Black and the Catholics and Roger McGuinn. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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