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Stephen Trask

Stephen Trask is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Chuck Berry and Duke Ellington. Those roots explain a lot about how Stephen Trask arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tim Curry, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Roxy Music and New York Dolls, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Stephen Trask, reaching back through John Lennon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Stephen Trask is an American musician and composer who graduated from Wesleyan University. He was the music director and house band member at the New York City club Squeezebox, where he performed with stars such as Debbie Harry, Lene Lovich, Hole, Green Day, and Joey Ramone.

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Stephen TraskJohn LennonPaul McCartneyWillie NelsonChuck BerryDuke EllingtonCecil TaylorCaptain BeefheartLou ReedTim CurryAlan MenkenAndrew Lloyd WebberRoxy MusicNew York DollsSparksThe DarknessGene Kelly

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Stephen Trask connections

Stephen Trask grew out of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson and Chuck Berry, shares an orbit with Tim Curry, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Roxy Music. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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