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Heatwave is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Faze-O and Rod Temperton. Those roots explain a lot about how Heatwave arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lakeside, A Taste of Honey, S.O.S. Band, Brick and Rufus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Will to Power, Doug E. Fresh, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Clay Aiken and 54 Ultra, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Heatwave, reaching back through Faze-O and forward to Will to Power. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Heatwave is a funk band formed in London, England in 1975. Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums); and Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar).
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Heatwave connections
Heatwave grew out of Faze-O and Rod Temperton, shares an orbit with Lakeside, A Taste of Honey, S.O.S. Band and Brick, went on to shape Will to Power, Doug E. Fresh, Dana Rosemary Scallon and Clay Aiken. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Artists similar to Heatwave
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Heatwave.
- Lakesideartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- Brickartist
- Rufusartist
- The Whispersartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- Changeartist
- Rose Royceartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- The Jones Girlsartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Skyyartist
- Brass Constructionartist
- One Wayartist
Bands Heatwave shaped
Where the influence of Heatwave travelled next.
- Will to Powerartist
- Doug E. Freshartist
- Dana Rosemary Scallonartist
- Clay Aikenartist
- 54 Ultraartist
- Whistleartist
- N'dambiartist
- Rufusartist
- The Brothers Johnsonartist
- George Bensonartist
- Herbie Hancockartist
- Quincy Jonesartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
- David Bowieartist
- Jaki Grahamartist
- Diana Rossartist
- Kate Bushartist
- Go Westartist
- Level 42artist
- Stars on 45artist
- Silkartist
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