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Free is a Ambient act. Their sound grew out of Alexis Korner, Brown Sugar, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Have Heart and Wilson Pickett. Those roots explain a lot about how Free arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Humble Pie, Ten Years After, Robin Trower, Mountain and Wishbone Ash, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nick Cave, Joe Lynn Turner, Jon Oliva, Marc Almond and Gang of Four, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 64 connections around Free, reaching back through Alexis Korner and forward to Nick Cave. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 by Paul Rodgers (vocals), Paul Kossoff (guitar), Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke. They are best known for their hit songs "All Right Now" and "Wishing Well". Although renowned for their live performances and non-stop touring, their music did not sell well until their third studio album, Fire and Water (1970), which featured the hit "All Right Now". The song helped secure them a performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, where they played to an audience of 600,000 people. In the early 1970s they became one of the best-selling British blues rock groups; by the time they disbanded, they had sold more than 20 million records worldwide and had played in more than 700 arenas and festival concerts. "All Right Now" remains a staple of R&B and rock, and has entered ASCAP's "One Million" airplay singles club.
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Free connections
Free grew out of Alexis Korner, Brown Sugar, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Have Heart, shares an orbit with Humble Pie, Ten Years After, Robin Trower and Mountain, went on to shape Nick Cave, Joe Lynn Turner, Jon Oliva and Marc Almond. 64 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Free
Sounds and acts that shaped Free.
Artists similar to Free
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Free.
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- Robin Trowerartist
- Mountainartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- James Gangartist
- UFOartist
- Facesartist
- Blind Faithartist
- Tasteartist
- Foghatartist
- Paul Rodgersartist
- ZZ Topartist
- Lynyrd Skynyrdartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
- Trafficartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Creamartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- The Edgar Winter Groupartist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- The Yardbirdsartist
- The Black Crowesartist
Bands Free shaped
Where the influence of Free travelled next.
- Nick Caveartist
- Joe Lynn Turnerartist
- Jon Olivaartist
- Marc Almondartist
- Gang of Fourartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Steve Millerartist
- Facesartist
- Bad Companyartist
- Sharksartist
- The Whoartist
- Arthur Brownartist
- Osibisaartist
- The Firmartist
- Robert Palmerartist
- Joe Cockerartist
- Chaka Khanartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Lynyrd Skynyrdartist
- Far Corporationartist
- Jon Allenartist
- Hardrockartist
- Corrosion of Conformityartist
- Cold Chiselartist
- Mr. Bigartist
- Bijelo Dugmeartist
- Phil Lynottartist
- Kal P. Dalartist
- Queenartist
- Saxonartist
- Island Recordsartist
- Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughterartist
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