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Earth Wind and Fire is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Antena, Robbie Nevil, Masters at Work, Dyke & The Blazers and Blue Magic. 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 Tony! Toni! Toné!, Ole Børud, Cherish, Like I Love You and Valerie June, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 129 connections around Earth Wind and Fire, reaching back through Antena and forward to Tony! Toni! Toné!. 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 Antena, Robbie Nevil, Masters at Work and Dyke & The Blazers, shares an orbit with McFadden & Whitehead, Rose Royce, Kool & The Gang and John Paul Young, went on to shape Tony! Toni! Toné!, Ole Børud, Cherish and Like I Love You. 129 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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- Robbie Nevilartist
- Masters at Workartist
- Dyke & The Blazersartist
- Blue Magicartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Blood, Sweat and Tearsartist
- Chicagoartist
- Warartist
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- Stevie Wonderartist
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- The Dellsartist
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- The Ramsey Lewis Trioartist
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- Steve Lukatherartist
- David Fosterartist
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- In the Name of Loveartist
- Edu Loboartist
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- Bill Champlinartist
Artists similar to Earth Wind and Fire
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Earth Wind and Fire.
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- Rose Royceartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- John Paul Youngartist
- Wild Cherryartist
- Labelleartist
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Bands Earth Wind and Fire shaped
Where the influence of Earth Wind and Fire travelled next.
- Tony! Toni! Toné!artist
- Ole Børudartist
- Cherishartist
- Like I Love Youartist
- Valerie Juneartist
- Eric Benétartist
- Darryl Jeniferartist
- An Evening with Silk Sonicartist
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- The Motetartist
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