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Earth Wind and Fire is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Little Feat, Edu Lobo, Walter Hawkins, Bill Champlin and Antena. Those roots explain a lot about how Earth Wind and Fire arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as McFadden & Whitehead, Rose Royce, Kool & The Gang, John Paul Young and Wild Cherry, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paulinho da Costa, Dan + Shay, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Ole Børud and Cherish, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 136 connections around Earth Wind and Fire, reaching back through Little Feat and forward to Paulinho da Costa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling bands ever, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
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Earth Wind and Fire connections
Earth Wind and Fire grew out of Little Feat, Edu Lobo, Walter Hawkins and Bill Champlin, shares an orbit with McFadden & Whitehead, Rose Royce, Kool & The Gang and John Paul Young, went on to shape Paulinho da Costa, Dan + Shay, Robert Randolph & The Family Band and Ole Børud. 136 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Earth Wind and Fire
Sounds and acts that shaped Earth Wind and Fire.
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Artists similar to Earth Wind and Fire
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Earth Wind and Fire.
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Bands Earth Wind and Fire shaped
Where the influence of Earth Wind and Fire travelled next.
- Paulinho da Costaartist
- Dan + Shayartist
- Robert Randolph & The Family Bandartist
- Ole Børudartist
- Cherishartist
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