◇ image via WikipediaJames Gang
James Gang is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Spencer Davis Group and Jeff Beck. Those roots explain a lot about how James Gang arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Humble Pie, Foghat, Free, The Edgar Winter Group and Ten Years After, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wild Cherry, Alphonse Mouzon, Deep Purple, Wings and England Dan & John Ford Coley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around James Gang, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Wild Cherry. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
James Gang was an American rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. The band went through a variety of line-up changes until they recorded their first album as a power trio consisting of Joe Walsh, Tom Kriss (bass) and Jim Fox (drums). Dale Peters replaced Kriss on bass for the band's second and third albums. Two of the band's songs, "Funk #49" and "Walk Away", continue to be popular on classic rock and AOR stations.
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James Gang connections
James Gang grew out of The Beatles, The Who, The Yardbirds and The Spencer Davis Group, shares an orbit with Humble Pie, Foghat, Free and The Edgar Winter Group, went on to shape Wild Cherry, Alphonse Mouzon, Deep Purple and Wings. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced James Gang
Sounds and acts that shaped James Gang.
Artists similar to James Gang
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with James Gang.
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- Dave Masonartist
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- Trafficartist
- Edgar Winterartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
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- Billy Squierartist
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- Eddie Moneyartist
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