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The Hooters

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, Eddie Money, Mike & The Mechanics, Big Country and Huey Lewis & The News, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sandra, Peter, Paul and Mary, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd and Todd Rundgren, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around The Hooters, reaching back through Patty Smyth and forward to Sandra. 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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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The HootersPatty SmythPaul McCartneySandraPeter, Paul and MaryRoger WatersPink FloydTodd RundgrenGirls Just Want to H…Cyndi LauperJoe JacksonNight RangerEddie MoneyMike & The MechanicsBig CountryHuey Lewis & The NewsGlass TigerJohn ParrLoverboy

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The Hooters connections

The Hooters grew out of Patty Smyth and Paul McCartney, shares an orbit with Night Ranger, Eddie Money, Mike & The Mechanics and Big Country, went on to shape Sandra, Peter, Paul and Mary, Roger Waters and Pink Floyd. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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