◇ image via WikipediaBilly Stewart
Billy Stewart is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chess Records, Marvin Gaye, Bo Diddley, George Gershwin and Doris Day. Those roots explain a lot about how Billy Stewart arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brenton Wood, Donnie Elbert, James & Bobby Purify, Sly, Slick & Wicked and The Originals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Heptones, Maurice White, Bob Dylan, NRBQ and Dr. Alimantado, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Billy Stewart, reaching back through Chess Records and forward to The Heptones. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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William Larry Stewart II was an American R&B singer and pianist popular during the 1960s.
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Billy Stewart connections
Billy Stewart grew out of Chess Records, Marvin Gaye, Bo Diddley and George Gershwin, shares an orbit with Brenton Wood, Donnie Elbert, James & Bobby Purify and Sly, Slick & Wicked, went on to shape The Heptones, Maurice White, Bob Dylan and NRBQ. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Billy Stewart
Sounds and acts that shaped Billy Stewart.
Artists similar to Billy Stewart
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Billy Stewart.
- Brenton Woodartist
- Donnie Elbertartist
- James & Bobby Purifyartist
- Sly, Slick & Wickedartist
- The Originalsartist
- Ralfi Paganartist
- Patti Drewartist
- Barbara Lynnartist
- Brenda & The Tabulationsartist
- Bloodstoneartist
- Barbara Lewisartist
- The Dellsartist
- Gene Chandlerartist
- The Intrudersartist
- The Momentsartist
- The Persuadersartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- Sunny & The Sunlinersartist
- Eddie Holmanartist
- The Vanguardsartist
- Little Anthony & the Imperialsartist
- The Stylisticsartist
- El Chicanoartist
- Thee Sinseersartist
- The Altonsartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- The Driftersartist
- Rose Royceartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Joe Bataanartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Blue Magicartist
- The Young Rascalsartist
Bands Billy Stewart shaped
Where the influence of Billy Stewart travelled next.
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