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Average White Band is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Linda Ronstadt, Garnet Mimms, Raydio, The Jazz Crusaders and Walk On By. Those roots explain a lot about how Average White Band arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tower of Power, Ohio Players, Brothers Johnson, The J.B.'s and James Brown, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest and Christina Milian, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Average White Band, reaching back through Linda Ronstadt and forward to Ice Cube. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Average White Band were a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They were best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up the Pieces", and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others, such as the Brand New Heavies, and been sampled by various musicians, including the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, TLC, the Beatnuts, Too Short, Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Christina Milian, and Arrested Development, making them the 15th most sampled act in history.
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Average White Band connections
Average White Band grew out of Linda Ronstadt, Garnet Mimms, Raydio and The Jazz Crusaders, shares an orbit with Tower of Power, Ohio Players, Brothers Johnson and The J.B.'s, went on to shape Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas and A Tribe Called Quest. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Average White Band
Sounds and acts that shaped Average White Band.
Artists similar to Average White Band
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Average White Band.
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Bands Average White Band shaped
Where the influence of Average White Band travelled next.
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- Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tipartist
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