◇ image via WikipediaTommy Shaw
Tommy Shaw is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Daryl Hall, Night Ranger, The Kinks, Rush and Pink Floyd. Those roots explain a lot about how Tommy Shaw arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bad English, Damn Yankees, Night Ranger, Russ Ballard and Triumph, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Vince Neil, Alison Krauss, Cher, Aerosmith and Ozzy Osbourne, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Tommy Shaw, reaching back through Daryl Hall and forward to Vince Neil. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Tommy Roland Shaw is an American musician best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades as well as releasing several solo albums.
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Tommy Shaw connections
Tommy Shaw grew out of Daryl Hall, Night Ranger, The Kinks and Rush, shares an orbit with Bad English, Damn Yankees, Night Ranger and Russ Ballard, went on to shape Vince Neil, Alison Krauss, Cher and Aerosmith. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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