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Billy Paul is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their catalogue also touches Jazz and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Charlie Parker, John Lennon, Dee Dee Sharp and The Three Degrees. Those roots explain a lot about how Billy Paul arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The Spinners, The Stylistics, Lou Rawls and The Chi-Lites, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into MFSB, Michael Bublé, Freddie Jackson, The Dramatics and Clairo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Billy Paul, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to MFSB. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Billy Paul connections
Billy Paul grew out of The Beatles, Charlie Parker, John Lennon and Dee Dee Sharp, shares an orbit with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The Spinners, The Stylistics and Lou Rawls, went on to shape MFSB, Michael Bublé, Freddie Jackson and The Dramatics. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Billy Paul
Sounds and acts that shaped Billy Paul.
- The Beatlesartist
- Charlie Parkerartist
- John Lennonartist
- Dee Dee Sharpartist
- The Three Degreesartist
- Steppenwolfartist
- Janice McClainartist
- The Ebonysartist
- Bunny Siglerartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Nat King Coleartist
- Dinah Washingtonartist
- Sarah Vaughanartist
- Ella Fitzgeraldartist
- Nina Simoneartist
- Sam Cookeartist
- Carmen McRaeartist
- Nancy Wilsonartist
- Billie Holidayartist
Artists similar to Billy Paul
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Billy Paul.
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notesartist
- The Spinnersartist
- The Stylisticsartist
- Lou Rawlsartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- MFSBartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- The Manhattansartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Blue Magicartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Tavaresartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Roberta Flackartist
- The Intrudersartist
- Isaac Hayesartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- Al Wilsonartist
- The Jones Girlsartist
- Rose Royceartist
- The Dellsartist
- David Ruffinartist
Bands Billy Paul shaped
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