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Brothers 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, Lakeside, Brick and Kool & The Gang, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Adina Howard, Graham Central Station, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson and Steve Arrington, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Brothers Johnson, reaching back through Bobby Womack and forward to Adina Howard. 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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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Brothers JohnsonBobby WomackThe SupremesBilly PrestonThe BeatlesQuincy JonesShuggie OtisRod TempertonAdina HowardGraham Central StationChaka KhanMichael JacksonSteve ArringtonIrene CaraRay CharlesTevin CampbellHeatwaveOhio PlayersLakesideBrickKool & The GangRufusThe Gap BandThe Whispers

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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, Lakeside and Brick, went on to shape Adina Howard, Graham Central Station, Chaka Khan and Michael Jackson. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Brothers Johnson

Roots7

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