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Blood, Sweat and Tears is a Blues and Country act. Their catalogue also touches Folk. Their sound grew out of Randy Newman, The Blues Project, Janis Ian, The Beatles and Average White Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Blood, Sweat and Tears arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Three Dog Night, Traffic, Rare Earth, Grand Funk Railroad and The Young Rascals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into War, Malo, Earth Wind and Fire, Tower of Power and Zdravko Čolić, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 connections around Blood, Sweat and Tears, reaching back through Randy Newman and forward to War. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Blood, Sweat & Tears is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for combining a brass section with rock band instrumentation. BS&T has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a wide range of musical styles. Their sound has merged rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band jazz.
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Blood, Sweat and Tears connections
Blood, Sweat and Tears grew out of Randy Newman, The Blues Project, Janis Ian and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Three Dog Night, Traffic, Rare Earth and Grand Funk Railroad, went on to shape War, Malo, Earth Wind and Fire and Tower of Power. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Blood, Sweat and Tears
Sounds and acts that shaped Blood, Sweat and Tears.
- Randy Newmanartist
- The Blues Projectartist
- Janis Ianartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Brenda Hollowayartist
- The Brecker Brothersartist
- Kansasartist
- Laura Nyroartist
- Clive Davisartist
- Mr. Fantasyartist
- Kim Westonartist
- Rare Earthartist
- James Taylorartist
- Carole Kingartist
- The Bandartist
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- Billie Holidayartist
- Erik Satieartist
- Thelonious Monkartist
- Sergei Prokofievartist
- Horace Silverartist
- Berry Gordyartist
- Herbie Hancockartist
- Chick Coreaartist
Artists similar to Blood, Sweat and Tears
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Blood, Sweat and Tears.
- Three Dog Nightartist
- Trafficartist
- Rare Earthartist
- Grand Funk Railroadartist
- The Young Rascalsartist
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- Little River Bandartist
- Dave Masonartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
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- Ten Years Afterartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
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- Eric Burdon & The Animalsartist
- James Gangartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Robin Trowerartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Orleansartist
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- Humble Pieartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- The Edgar Winter Groupartist
- Atlanta Rhythm Sectionartist
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