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Funkadelic is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Ohio Players, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Joe Tex, Lafayette Afro Rock Band and Black Merda. Those roots explain a lot about how Funkadelic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eddie Hazel, Graham Central Station, The J.B.'s, Isaac Hayes and Baby Huey, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, MC Hammer, De La Soul and Digital Underground, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Funkadelic, reaching back through Ohio Players and forward to Red Hot Chili Peppers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Funkadelic connections
Funkadelic grew out of Ohio Players, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Joe Tex and Lafayette Afro Rock Band, shares an orbit with Eddie Hazel, Graham Central Station, The J.B.'s and Isaac Hayes, went on to shape Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, MC Hammer and De La Soul. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Funkadelic
Sounds and acts that shaped Funkadelic.
Artists similar to Funkadelic
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Funkadelic.
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Bands Funkadelic shaped
Where the influence of Funkadelic travelled next.
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