First of all, thanks to Dwayne Church, who started this tree. There are many more branches to add. Feel free to send an email to help update this ever expanding list.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING BANDS ARE RELATED IN SOME ASPECT:

First there was Platypus...

Platypus = John Myung (bassist of Dream Theater) + Derek Sherinian (keyboardist for Alice Cooper + Kiss + Dream Theater + Planet X) + Ty (guitarist of Kings X) + Rod Morgenstein (drummer of the Dixie Dregs + Steve Morse Band + Rudess/Morgenstein Project + of course... Winger)

Jelly Jam = Platypus - Derek Sherinian = John Myung + Ty Tabor + Rod Morgenstein

Planet X = Derek Sherinian + drummer Virgil Donati (drummer for Steve Vai + Tribal Tech [Gary Willis + Scott Henderson of Chick Corea's Elektric Band] + Joel Hoekstra) + guitarist Tony MacAlpine (I think we all know who he is)

Joel Hoekstra = guitarist (Jim Peterik's World Stage Band + Big Brother & the Holding Company + The Sandra Bernhard Show + Alternate Realities (see below) + "Love, Janis" at the Village Theater in New York)

Jim Peterik's World Stage Band = Jim Peterik (Survivor) + Don Barnes (38 Special), Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Henry Paul (Blackhawk), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger)

Night Ranger = Kelly Keagy + Jack Blades (Damn Yankees) + Jeff Watson + Alan Fitzgerald (Ozzy Osbourne) + Brad Gillis (Ozzy Osbourne)

Damn Yankees = Jack Blades + Ted Nugent (see Carmine Appice below) + Tommy Shaw (Styx) + drummer Michael Cartellone (Accept ["Balls to the Wall"] + Brad Gillis [see Night Ranger above] + John Wetton [King Crimson + Roxy Music + Peter Banks {Yes} + Brian Eno + Brian Ferry + Uriah Heep + UK (Bill Bruford [Yes]) + Wishbone Ash + Asia)

King Crimson = Robert Fripp + Greg Lake (Emerson Lake & Palmer) + Boz Burrell + Bill Bruford (Yes) + John Wetton, et al.

Asia = John Wetton + Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake, & Palmer) + Geoff Downes (Yes + The Buggles) + Steve Howe (Yes) The Buggles = Geoff Downes (Yes) + Trevor Horn (Yes)

Alternate Realities = Todd Vincguerra drummer (Big Brother & The Holding Company + "Love Janis" at the Lyceum Theater, San Diego) + Joel Hoekstra (see above) + Tony Franklin (bassist from The Firm + Roy Harper + Jimmy Page + David Gilmour & Kate Bush + Blue Murder + Gary Hoey + Tony MacAlpine + Warren D. Martini (Ratt) + Carmine Appice + Marty Friedman (Cacophony + Megadeth + Kitaro) + John Sykes + Planet X + Gary Wright, The Dreamweaver himself (Spooky Tooth) + Robbie Krieger (The Doors) + David Coverdale)

Spooky Tooth = Gary Wright (The Dreamweaver) + Greg Ridley (Humble Pie) + Luther Grosvenor + Henry McCullough (Joe Cocker's Grease Band) + Chris Stainton (Joe Cocker's Grease Band) + Alan Spenner (Joe Cocker's Grease Band) + Mick Jones (Foreigner), et al.

Luther Grosvenor (name change) = Ariel Bender (Stealers Wheel + Mott the Hoople)

Stealers Wheel = Gerry Rafferty ("Baker Street," "Right Down The Line") + Joe Egan

Mott the Hoople = Ian Hunter + Mick Ralphs (Bad Company) + Ariel Bender (a.k.a. Luther Grosvenor) + Mick Ronson (David Bowie) , et al.

Bad Company = Paul Rodgers (The Firm -- see Tony Franklin) + Mick Ralphs, et al.

Cacophony = Jason Becker (David Lee Roth) + Marty Friedman Blue Murder = Tony Franklin + Carmine Appice + John Sykes + et al.

Carmine Appice = drummer (Marty Friedman + Blue Murder + Brad Gillis + Vanilla Fudge + Jeff Beck + Pink Floyd + Ted Nugent + Rod Stewart + Stanley Clarke + King Kobra)

King Kobra = Mark Free + guitarists Earl Slick (solo + David Coverdale) & Mick Sweda (Bullet Boys) + bassist Johnny Rod (W.A.S.P. -- "Fuck Like A Beast")

John Sykes = guitar (Whitesnake + Thin Lizzy + Blue Murder)

Whitesnake = John Sykes + David Coverdale (Deep Purple [too many branches on their family tree to get into] + Coverdale/Page) + Steve Vai (Alice Cooper + David Lee Roth + Public Image Ltd. + Alcatrazz + )+ Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg -- "This Burning Heart of Mine")

Public Image Ltd. = John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) + Keith Levene (The Clash) + Steve Vai Alcatrazz = Steve Vai + Graham Bonnet (Rainbow [too many branches on their family tree to get into]) + Yngwie J. Malmsteen (Steeler)

Steeler = Yngwie J. Malmsteen + Ron Keel of Keel ("The Right to Rock"), et al.

Keep on Rockin'