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The Pasadenas

The Pasadenas is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Billy Griffin, Aretha Franklin, New York City, Al Green and Pete Wingfield. Those roots explain a lot about how The Pasadenas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kleeer, Womack & Womack, Bros, Imagination and Terence Trent D'Arby, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cliff Richard, Jimmy Somerville and Chris Rea, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The Pasadenas, reaching back through Billy Griffin and forward to Cliff Richard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Pasadenas were an English R&B/pop group. They had two UK top 10 albums and eight UK top 40 hit singles, including "Tribute " (1988), "Riding on a Train" (1988) and "I'm Doing Fine Now" (1992).

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The PasadenasBilly GriffinAretha FranklinNew York CityAl GreenPete WingfieldDiana Ross and the S…Cliff RichardJimmy SomervilleChris ReaKleeerWomack & WomackBrosImaginationTerence Trent D'ArbyBrass ConstructionPatti AustinBarry White

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The Pasadenas connections

The Pasadenas grew out of Billy Griffin, Aretha Franklin, New York City and Al Green, shares an orbit with Kleeer, Womack & Womack, Bros and Imagination, went on to shape Cliff Richard, Jimmy Somerville and Chris Rea. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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