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Charles Bradley is a Blues and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches House. Their sound grew out of James Brown, Antibalas, The Budos Band, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and Menahan Street Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Charles Bradley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Menahan Street Band, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Lee Fields and Monophonics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mr Jukes, Eddy Mitchell, Little Barrie and The Sugarman 3, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Charles Bradley, reaching back through James Brown and forward to Mr Jukes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Charles Bradley connections
Charles Bradley grew out of James Brown, Antibalas, The Budos Band and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, shares an orbit with Menahan Street Band, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Lee Fields, went on to shape Mr Jukes, Eddy Mitchell, Little Barrie and The Sugarman 3. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Charles Bradley
Sounds and acts that shaped Charles Bradley.
Artists similar to Charles Bradley
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Charles Bradley.
- Menahan Street Bandartist
- Lee Fields & The Expressionsartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Lee Fieldsartist
- Monophonicsartist
- Curtis Hardingartist
- The Budos Bandartist
- The Poets of Rhythmartist
- St. Paul & The Broken Bonesartist
- The James Hunter Sixartist
- The Olympiansartist
- Nick Waterhouseartist
- Baby Hueyartist
- Bobby "Blue" Blandartist
- Son Littleartist
- The Teskey Brothersartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Michael Kiwanukaartist
- O.V. Wrightartist
- Shuggie Otisartist
- Leon Bridgesartist
- El Michels Affairartist
- Durand Jones & The Indicationsartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- The Dipartist
- Delvon Lamarr Organ Trioartist
- Little Beaverartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- Latimoreartist
- The Altonsartist
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