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Blue Magic is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Stylistics, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Margie Joseph, The Delfonics and The Main Ingredient. Those roots explain a lot about how Blue Magic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Manhattans, The Dells, The Spinners, The Dramatics and Major Harris, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Big Daddy Kane, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, The Manhattans and The Notorious B.I.G., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Blue Magic, reaching back through The Stylistics and forward to Big Daddy Kane. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Blue Magic is an American R&B and soul group, and one of the more popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. Founded in 1972, the group's original members included lead singer Ted Mills with Vernon Sawyer, Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton, and Richard Pratt. From 1972 to 1976 they had 6 top twenty hits on Billboard's R&B chart. Their most notable song was a number one R&B hit single entitled, "Sideshow", which peaked at number 8 on Billboard's pop chart. "Sideshow" sold over one million units and was awarded an RIAA gold record certification. Other notable songs included, "Spell", "What’s Come Over Me", "Three Ring Circus", "Look Me Up", "Welcome To The Club" and "Stop to Start".
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Blue Magic connections
Blue Magic grew out of The Stylistics, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Margie Joseph and The Delfonics, shares an orbit with The Manhattans, The Dells, The Spinners and The Dramatics, went on to shape Big Daddy Kane, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones and The Manhattans. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Blue Magic
Sounds and acts that shaped Blue Magic.
Artists similar to Blue Magic
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Blue Magic.
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- The Dellsartist
- The Spinnersartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- Major Harrisartist
- The Friends of Distinctionartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- Rose Royceartist
- DeBargeartist
- The Jones Girlsartist
- The Originalsartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathawayartist
- The Intrudersartist
- David Ruffinartist
- Tyrone Davisartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- The Persuadersartist
- The Whispersartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Barbara Lynnartist
Bands Blue Magic shaped
Where the influence of Blue Magic travelled next.
- Big Daddy Kaneartist
- Mick Jaggerartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- The Manhattansartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Tito Jacksonartist
- Meli'sa Morganartist
- Silkartist
- Barry Biggsartist
- Margie Josephartist
- The Jacksonsartist
- Lionel Richieartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Gladys Knight & the Pipsartist
- Natalie Coleartist
- The Temptationsartist
- The Four Topsartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Earth Wind and Fireartist
- New Editionartist
- The Stylisticsartist
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