◇ image via WikipediaTony Christie
Tony Christie is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Richard Hawley, Sammy Davis Jr., Smokey Robinson, Vicky Leandros and Jarvis Cocker. Those roots explain a lot about how Tony Christie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Harpo, Cliff Richard, The New Seekers, Tom Jones and The Rubettes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Róisín Murphy, GBH, Hermes House Band and Slade, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Tony Christie, reaching back through Richard Hawley and forward to Róisín Murphy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Anthony Fitzgerald, known professionally as Tony Christie, is an English musician and singer. He found prominence in the early 1970s with successful singles including "Las Vegas", "I Did What I Did for Maria" and "Avenues and Alleyways". In 2005, he achieved a UK number 1 album and single after his 1971 hit "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" was reissued in aid of Comic Relief.
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Tony Christie connections
Tony Christie grew out of Richard Hawley, Sammy Davis Jr., Smokey Robinson and Vicky Leandros, shares an orbit with Harpo, Cliff Richard, The New Seekers and Tom Jones, went on to shape Róisín Murphy, GBH, Hermes House Band and Slade. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- The New Seekersartist
- Tom Jonesartist
- The Rubettesartist
- Bay City Rollersartist
- Leo Sayerartist
- Love Affairartist
- Mudartist
- Ottawanartist
- The Tremeloesartist
- Baccaraartist
- Manfred Mannartist
- Christieartist
- The Seekersartist
- Elton John & Kiki Deeartist
- Terry Jacksartist
- Neil Sedakaartist
- John Paul Youngartist
- The Driftersartist
- Sandie Shawartist
- Frankie Valli & the Four Seasonsartist
- Wet Wet Wetartist
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