◇ image via WikipediaEddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd is a House act. Their sound grew out of Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Sir Mack Rice, J.J. Jackson and Otis Redding. Those roots explain a lot about how Eddie Floyd arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Mar-Keys, Jimmy Hughes, Clarence Carter, Percy Sledge and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Temptations, The Four Tops, David Bowie, Count Basie and Otis Redding, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Eddie Floyd, reaching back through Donald "Duck" Dunn and forward to The Temptations. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Eddie Floyd connections
Eddie Floyd grew out of Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Sir Mack Rice and J.J. Jackson, shares an orbit with The Mar-Keys, Jimmy Hughes, Clarence Carter and Percy Sledge, went on to shape The Temptations, The Four Tops, David Bowie and Count Basie. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Eddie Floyd
Sounds and acts that shaped Eddie Floyd.
Artists similar to Eddie Floyd
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Eddie Floyd.
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- Jimmy Hughesartist
- Clarence Carterartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- O.V. Wrightartist
- The Contoursartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Doris Troyartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Joe Simonartist
- Frederick Knightartist
- Major Lanceartist
Bands Eddie Floyd shaped
Where the influence of Eddie Floyd travelled next.
- The Temptationsartist
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- David Bowieartist
- Count Basieartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- Carla Thomasartist
- Amii Stewartartist
- Janis Joplinartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- Sam & Daveartist
- Rufus Thomasartist
- Johnnie Taylorartist
- The Moveartist
- Karen Daltonartist
- Knock on Woodartist
- Eddie Johnsartist
- Young Americansartist
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