◇ image via WikipediaBrothers Johnson
Brothers Johnson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bobby Womack, The Supremes, Billy Preston, The Beatles and Quincy Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how Brothers Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Heatwave, Ohio Players, Con Funk Shun, Lakeside and Brick, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Graham Central Station, Michael Jackson, Steve Arrington, Irene Cara and Tevin Campbell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Brothers Johnson, reaching back through Bobby Womack and forward to Graham Central Station. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Brothers Johnson was an American funk and R&B band consisting of the American brothers George and Louis E. Johnson. They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, with three singles topping the R&B charts.
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Brothers Johnson connections
Brothers Johnson grew out of Bobby Womack, The Supremes, Billy Preston and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Heatwave, Ohio Players, Con Funk Shun and Lakeside, went on to shape Graham Central Station, Michael Jackson, Steve Arrington and Irene Cara. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Brothers Johnson
Sounds and acts that shaped Brothers Johnson.
Artists similar to Brothers Johnson
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Brothers Johnson.
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