◇ image via WikipediaBob Babbitt
Bob Babbitt is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of James Jamerson. Those roots explain a lot about how Bob Babbitt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as James Jamerson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phil Collins, Nathan Watts, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Spinners and Stevie Wonder, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Bob Babbitt, reaching back through James Jamerson and forward to Phil Collins. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bob Babbitt connections
Bob Babbitt grew out of James Jamerson, shares an orbit with James Jamerson, went on to shape Phil Collins, Nathan Watts, Gladys Knight & the Pips and The Spinners. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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