◇ image via WikipediaFred Wesley
Fred Wesley is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Parliament, Marva Whitney, James Brown, George Clinton and The Greyboy Allstars. Those roots explain a lot about how Fred Wesley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Maceo Parker, The J.B.'s, Ohio Players, The Haggis Horns and Marcus Miller, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Janet., The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ahmed Soultan and The James Taylor Quartet, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Fred Wesley, reaching back through Parliament and forward to Janet.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Fred Wesley connections
Fred Wesley grew out of Parliament, Marva Whitney, James Brown and George Clinton, shares an orbit with Maceo Parker, The J.B.'s, Ohio Players and The Haggis Horns, went on to shape Janet., The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ahmed Soultan. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Fred Wesley
Sounds and acts that shaped Fred Wesley.
Artists similar to Fred Wesley
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Fred Wesley.
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- Jack McDuffartist
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- Lonnie Liston Smithartist
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