◇ image via WikipediaStephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dave Grusin, Michael McDonald, The Beatles and Art Garfunkel. Those roots explain a lot about how Stephen Bishop arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as England Dan & John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree, Paul Davis, Bread and Orleans, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Barbra Streisand, Phil Collins, Art Garfunkel, Chaka Khan and Natalie Cole, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Stephen Bishop, reaching back through Dave Grusin and forward to Barbra Streisand. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Earl Stephen Bishop is an American retired singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. His biggest hits include "On and On", "It Might Be You", and "Save It for a Rainy Day". He has also written songs for many other artists, such as Barbra Streisand, Phil Collins, and Art Garfunkel. He has contributed music and acted in films including National Lampoon's Animal House.
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Stephen Bishop connections
Stephen Bishop grew out of Dave Grusin, Michael McDonald, The Beatles and Art Garfunkel, shares an orbit with England Dan & John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree, Paul Davis and Bread, went on to shape Barbra Streisand, Phil Collins, Art Garfunkel and Chaka Khan. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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