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The Hooters is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Patty Smyth and Paul McCartney. Those roots explain a lot about how The Hooters arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Night Ranger, Rick Springfield, John Mellencamp, Eddie Money and Mike & The Mechanics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cyndi Lauper, Joe Jackson, Billy Joel, The Who and The Clash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around The Hooters, reaching back through Patty Smyth and forward to Cyndi Lauper. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Hooters is an American rock band, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1980. They combine elements of rock, reggae, ska, and folk music.
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The Hooters connections
The Hooters grew out of Patty Smyth and Paul McCartney, shares an orbit with Night Ranger, Rick Springfield, John Mellencamp and Eddie Money, went on to shape Cyndi Lauper, Joe Jackson, Billy Joel and The Who. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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