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Sting

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Sting is a Jazz and K-pop act. Their catalogue also touches Pop, Reggae and Rock. Their sound grew out of Sharon Gannon, Hugh Padgham, Vesta Williams, Rupert Hine and Insensatez. Those roots explain a lot about how Sting arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and Dire Straits, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Heaven 17, Christian McBride, Nek, Zac Brown Band and Shinehead, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 162 connections around Sting, reaching back through Sharon Gannon and forward to Heaven 17. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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StingSharon GannonHugh PadghamVesta WilliamsRupert HineInsensatezPaul FranklinGet Up, Stand UpMaya Jane ColesHeaven 17Christian McBrideNekZac Brown BandShineheadHealing Is DifficultMeg MyersSavukaPeter GabrielPhil CollinsEric ClaptonRod StewartDire StraitsMark KnopflerTotoNils Lofgren

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Sting connections

Sting grew out of Sharon Gannon, Hugh Padgham, Vesta Williams and Rupert Hine, shares an orbit with Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart, went on to shape Heaven 17, Christian McBride, Nek and Zac Brown Band. 162 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Sting

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Sounds and acts that shaped Sting.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sting.

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