◇ image via WikipediaFred Wesley
Fred Wesley is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Randy Crawford, Marva Whitney, Parliament, James Brown and George Clinton. 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, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders and Graham Central Station, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The James Taylor Quartet, Janet., The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Apples and Deee-Lite, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Fred Wesley, reaching back through Randy Crawford and forward to The James Taylor Quartet. 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 Randy Crawford, Marva Whitney, Parliament and James Brown, shares an orbit with Maceo Parker, The J.B.'s, Marcus Miller and The Crusaders, went on to shape The James Taylor Quartet, Janet., The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Apples. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Fred Wesley
Sounds and acts that shaped Fred Wesley.
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