◇ image via WikipediaFrankie Smith
Frankie Smith is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Spinners and The O'Jays. Those roots explain a lot about how Frankie Smith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Midnight Star, Dazz Band, The Whispers, Zapp and Kool & The Gang, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Missy Elliott, Raven-Symoné, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Tone-Lōc, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Frankie Smith, reaching back through The Spinners and forward to Missy Elliott. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Franklyn Leon Smith was an American funk musician and R&B/soul songwriter. He was best known for his 1981 hit single "Double Dutch Bus".
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Frankie Smith connections
Frankie Smith grew out of The Spinners and The O'Jays, shares an orbit with Midnight Star, Dazz Band, The Whispers and Zapp, went on to shape Missy Elliott, Raven-Symoné, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Frankie Smith
Sounds and acts that shaped Frankie Smith.
Artists similar to Frankie Smith
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Frankie Smith.
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- Dazz Bandartist
- The Whispersartist
- Zappartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- One Wayartist
- Lakesideartist
- Mary Jane Girlsartist
- Shalamarartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- Rufusartist
- Con Funk Shunartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- Changeartist
- Zapp & Rogerartist
- Patrice Rushenartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Geraldine Huntartist
- Oliver Cheathamartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- Carl Carltonartist
- The Timeartist
- Taana Gardnerartist
- Aurraartist
- Imaginationartist
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- Tom Browneartist
- Average White Bandartist
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