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The McCoys is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ritchie Valens. Those roots explain a lot about how The McCoys arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Troggs, Manfred Mann, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Box Tops and The Young Rascals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into George Harrison and David Bowie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around The McCoys, reaching back through Ritchie Valens and forward to George Harrison. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The McCoys connections
The McCoys grew out of Ritchie Valens, shares an orbit with The Troggs, Manfred Mann, Tommy James & The Shondells and The Box Tops, went on to shape George Harrison and David Bowie. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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