◇ image via WikipediaBobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of The J.B.'s, Blowfly, Clarence Reid and James Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how Bobby Byrd arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The J.B.'s, Lyn Collins, Marva Whitney, Maceo & The Macks and The Bar-Kays, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Eric B. & Rakim, Carleen Anderson, JAY-Z and Red Hot Chili Peppers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Bobby Byrd, reaching back through The J.B.'s and forward to Eric B. & Rakim. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bobby Byrd connections
Bobby Byrd grew out of The J.B.'s, Blowfly, Clarence Reid and James Brown, shares an orbit with The J.B.'s, Lyn Collins, Marva Whitney and Maceo & The Macks, went on to shape Eric B. & Rakim, Carleen Anderson, JAY-Z and Red Hot Chili Peppers. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bobby Byrd
Sounds and acts that shaped Bobby Byrd.
Artists similar to Bobby Byrd
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bobby Byrd.
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- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
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- Barry Whiteartist
- Maceo Parkerartist
- Betty Davisartist
- Graham Central Stationartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Incredible Bongo Bandartist
- Charles Wrightartist
- The Poets of Rhythmartist
- Clarence Reidartist
- The Soul Searchersartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Funk Inc.artist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Zappartist
- The Sugarman 3artist
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