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Terence Trent D'Arby is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tom Petty, Wendy & Lisa, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie. Those roots explain a lot about how Terence Trent D'Arby arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sananda Maitreya, The Time, Prince and the New Power Generation, Wendy & Lisa and Prince & The Revolution, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into George Michael, INXS, The Avalanches, Calvin Harris and Corey Hart, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Terence Trent D'Arby, reaching back through Tom Petty and forward to George Michael. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sananda Francesco Maitreya, who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987). The album includes the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Sign Your Name", "Dance Little Sister", and "Wishing Well". Maitreya is a multi-instrumentalist and noted for his soulful voice and flamboyant, charismatic and androgynous persona.
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Terence Trent D'Arby connections
Terence Trent D'Arby grew out of Tom Petty, Wendy & Lisa, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, shares an orbit with Sananda Maitreya, The Time, Prince and the New Power Generation and Wendy & Lisa, went on to shape George Michael, INXS, The Avalanches and Calvin Harris. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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