10 steps:
First we start with Steely Dan
That has member Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
That was a memer of The Louisiana Gator Boys
That has member Steve Winwood
That was member of Ginger Baker's Air Force
That has member Ginger Baker
That was member of masters of Reality
That has member Brendon McNichol
That was in Queens of the Stone Age
That has member Matt Cameron
Who was in Pearl Jam

10 more steps:
First we start with King Crimson
That has member Boz Burrell
That was member of Bad Company
That has member Simon Kirke
That was member of Kossooff/Kirke/Tetsu/Rabbit
That has member John "Rabbit" Bundrick
That was member of The Who
That has member Pete Townshend
That perfromed the track The Seeker (feat. Pete Townshend) by The Raconteurs
That has member Jack White
That was member of The White stripes


Ohshi-

This is the coolest thing ever! I managed to get 27 steps between the Flying Lizards and Drive Like Jehu. And I'd hoped the connection between Mariah Carey and Frank Zappa would be a little more tenuous than this :(

First we start with Mariah Carey
that created the track The Wind that was performed by Steve Smith
that was member of Journey
that has member Aynsley Dunbar
that was member of Whitesnake
that has member Steve Vai
that performed on the track Sofa (feat. Steve Vai) by Frank Zappa

wow, only 6 steps from The Bangles to Slipknot, didn't expect that one

From Bangles to Slipknot in 6 steps

First we start with Bangles

that has member Vicki Peterson
that was member of Redd Kross

that has member Lucky Lehrer
that was member of Bad Religion
that created the track We're Only Gonna Die (feat. Biohazard) (live) that was performed by Biohazard

that created the track Domination (feat. Slipknot) that was performed by Slipknot

From Megadeth to Carissa's Wierd in 16 steps

First we start with Megadeth

that has member Jimmy DeGrasso
that was member of MD.45

that has member Lee Ving
that was member of Fear
that has member Flea
that was member of Pigface

that has member J.G. Thirlwell
that was member of The The

that has member Johnny Marr
that was member of Modest Mouse

that has member Joe Plummer
that was member of The John & Spencer Booze Explosion
that has member John Atkins
that was member of 764-HERO

that has member Robin Peringer
that was member of Carissa's Wierd

:laughing:


Oh and just btw, NO PATH from Slayer to Whipping Boy :(

Kinda crazy...I expected much more than this!

From The Knife to John Legend in 9 steps

First we start with The Knife

that has member Karin Dreijer
that was member of Honey Is Cool
that has member Håkan Hellström

that created the track Hundår (feat. Håkan Hellström) that was performed by The Latin Kings

that has member Rodde
that was member of Infinite Mass
that has member Cham
that performed the track Ghetto Story (feat. Alicia Keys) by Alicia Keys

that created the track You Don't Know My Name that has vocal performed by John Legend

Mark E Smith to Bing Crosby in 7 steps

Mark E Smith wrote 2 songs for Elastica's 2nd album, Also Dave Bush was in both Elastica & The Fall

That Damon Albarn played keyboards for under the pseudonyms Dan Abnormal & Norman Balda on both their albums

That played with Paul Simonen in the Good the Bad The Queen

That played with Mick Jones in The Clash.

That played in the London SS with Brian James.

That played guitar on Iggy Pop's New Values tour.

Who collaborated with David Bowie on several albums.

Who did a duet with Bing Crosby on his television show.

From ME to FRANK SINATRA in five steps.

My Great Grandfather was a composer and an operetta singer
that was friends with opera singer Jussi Björling
that worked together with conductor Fritz Reiner
that taught Leonard Bernstein at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, PA
that worked with Frank Sinatra on the motion picture On The Town.

And from Frank Sinatra on, I can get to virtually anybody in the music (and movie) industry.

Jeffrey Lee Pierce to Richard Hell in eleven steps...

Jeffrey Lee
member of the Gun Club
Kid Congo Powers (member of the Gun Club)
member of the Cramps
Iggy Pop (sung on "Miniskirt Blues" with the Cramps)
member of the Stooges
David Bowie (Stooges' "Raw Power" mixed by Bowie)
Lou Reed (Lou's "Transformer" mixed by Bowie)
Robert Quine (played on Lou Reed's "Blue Mask")
member of Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Richard Hell

Apparently horror actor Christopher Lee was invited by Björling to join the Swedish Opera, way back in olden times... just some useless trivia from a sometime monster movie geek.

Ha, I beat it by telling it to connect Mike Kinsella to Matt Tobey, but that's no fun.

The Big Bopper to Sara Quin in 20 Steps

The Big Bopper
that is a performance name for the person Jiles Perry Richardson
that composed the track Running Bear (live) by Stiff Little Fingers
that has member Steve Grantley
that was member of Eighth Wonder
that has member Patsy Kensit
that was married to Dan Donovan
that was member of Dreadzone
that has member Tim Bran
that was member of Transmission
that has member Paul Ferguson
that was member of Killing Joke
that has member Danny Lohner
that was member of Nine Inch Nails
that has member Jerome Dillon
that was member of nearLY
that has member Petra Haden
that was member of The Rentals
that has member Matt Sharp
that performed on the track Floorplan by Tegan and Sara
that has member Sara Quin

Also The Clash to Okkervil River in 20 Steps

The Clash
that has member Paul Simonon
that was member of The Good, the Bad & the Queen
that has member Simon Tong
that was member of Transmission
that has member Paul Ferguson
that was member of Murder Inc.
that has member Martin Atkins
that was member of Public Image Ltd.
that has member John McGeoch
that was member of Siouxsie and the Banshees
that has member Budgie
that was member of The Slits
that has member Palmolive
that was member of The Raincoats
that has member Gina Birch
that was member of The Hangovers
that has member Joe Dilworth
that collaborated on Swearing at Motorists
that has member Travis Nelsen
that was member of Okkervil River