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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, Con Funk Shun, A Taste of Honey, Slave and S.O.S. Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kate Bush, David Bowie, Jaki Graham, Diana Ross and Go West, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Heatwave, reaching back through Faze-O and forward to Kate Bush. 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, Con Funk Shun, A Taste of Honey and Slave, went on to shape Kate Bush, David Bowie, Jaki Graham and Diana Ross. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Artists similar to Heatwave
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Heatwave.
- Lakesideartist
- Con Funk Shunartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Slaveartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- Shalamarartist
- Brickartist
- Rufusartist
- The Whispersartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Ohio Playersartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- Changeartist
- Rose Royceartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Tavaresartist
- L.T.D.artist
- The Systemartist
- 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.
- Kate Bushartist
- David Bowieartist
- Jaki Grahamartist
- Diana Rossartist
- Go Westartist
- Stars on 45artist
- Silkartist
- Will to Powerartist
- Doug E. Freshartist
- Dana Rosemary Scallonartist
- Clay Aikenartist
- Level 42artist
- 54 Ultraartist
- Whistleartist
- N'dambiartist
- Rufusartist
- The Brothers Johnsonartist
- George Bensonartist
- Herbie Hancockartist
- Quincy Jonesartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
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