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The Turtles is a Alternative rock act. Their sound grew out of Gene Clark, Another Side of Bob Dylan, The Byrds, The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Those roots explain a lot about how The Turtles arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Lovin' Spoonful, The Association, The Box Tops, Herman's Hermits and The Mamas & the Papas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Judee Sill, De La Soul, Jefferson Starship, Jahn Teigen and Another Side of Bob Dylan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around The Turtles, reaching back through Gene Clark and forward to Judee Sill. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Turtles connections
The Turtles grew out of Gene Clark, Another Side of Bob Dylan, The Byrds and The Beatles, shares an orbit with The Lovin' Spoonful, The Association, The Box Tops and Herman's Hermits, went on to shape Judee Sill, De La Soul, Jefferson Starship and Jahn Teigen. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Turtles
Sounds and acts that shaped The Turtles.
Artists similar to The Turtles
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Turtles.
- The Lovin' Spoonfulartist
- The Associationartist
- The Box Topsartist
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- The Mamas & the Papasartist
- The Grass Rootsartist
- Tommy James & The Shondellsartist
- The Young Rascalsartist
- Paul Revere & The Raidersartist
- The Rascalsartist
- The Tremeloesartist
- The Beach Boysartist
- Manfred Mannartist
- The Troggsartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- Frankie Valliartist
- The Archiesartist
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- The Animalsartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Jay & The Americansartist
- The Raspberriesartist
- Eric Burdon & The Animalsartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- The Yardbirdsartist
- Donovanartist
Bands The Turtles shaped
Where the influence of The Turtles travelled next.
- Judee Sillartist
- De La Soulartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Jahn Teigenartist
- Another Side of Bob Dylanartist
- Frank Zappaartist
- The Mothers of Inventionartist
- John Lennonartist
- T. Rexartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- Alice Cooperartist
- The Archiesartist
- Prince Paulartist
- Fillmore East – June 1971artist
- 3 Feet High and Risingartist
- The Crusadersartist
- Filterartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- The Monkeesartist
- Gianni Morandiartist
- James Taylorartist
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