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David Foster

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ClassicalContemporary R&BGospel

David Foster is a Classical and Contemporary R&B act. Their catalogue also touches Gospel. Their sound grew out of Bo Diddley, If I Can Dream, Marilyn Martin, Char and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how David Foster arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stephen Bishop, Michael Learns to Rock, Josh Groban, Amy Grant and Ray Conniff, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brian Culbertson, Deniece Williams, Boz Scaggs, The Tubes and Chicago, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around David Foster, reaching back through Bo Diddley and forward to Brian Culbertson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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David FosterBo DiddleyIf I Can DreamMarilyn MartinCharThe BeatlesChuck BerryRonnie HawkinsBrian CulbertsonDeniece WilliamsBoz ScaggsThe TubesChicagoKenny LogginsKenny RogersJohn ParrStephen BishopMichael Learns to RockJosh GrobanAmy GrantRay ConniffGino VannelliRobbie DupreeCarpenters

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David Foster connections

David Foster grew out of Bo Diddley, If I Can Dream, Marilyn Martin and Char, shares an orbit with Stephen Bishop, Michael Learns to Rock, Josh Groban and Amy Grant, went on to shape Brian Culbertson, Deniece Williams, Boz Scaggs and The Tubes. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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