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Joe Sample is a House and Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Nils Landgren, Howard Hewett, Al Jarreau, Omar Hakim and Martha Reeves. Those roots explain a lot about how Joe Sample arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Crusaders, Dave Grusin, Nathan East and Marcus Miller, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Everything But the Girl, Vesta, India.Arie, Randy Crawford and De La Soul, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Joe Sample, reaching back through Nils Landgren and forward to Everything But the Girl. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Joe Sample connections
Joe Sample grew out of Nils Landgren, Howard Hewett, Al Jarreau and Omar Hakim, shares an orbit with The Crusaders, Dave Grusin, Nathan East and Marcus Miller, went on to shape Everything But the Girl, Vesta, India.Arie and Randy Crawford. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Joe Sample
Sounds and acts that shaped Joe Sample.
- Nils Landgrenartist
- Howard Hewettartist
- Al Jarreauartist
- Omar Hakimartist
- Martha Reevesartist
- Miles Davisartist
- George Bensonartist
- Jimmy Witherspoonartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Steely Danartist
- Joni Mitchellartist
- Anita Bakerartist
- Herb Alpertartist
- The Supremesartist
- Tom Scottartist
- Ray Brownartist
- Shelly Manneartist
- David T. Walkerartist
- Lalah Hathawayartist
- Randy Crawfordartist
- Duke Ellingtonartist
- Jelly Roll Mortonartist
- Take 6artist
- Vesta Williamsartist
- B.B. Kingartist
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