◇ image via WikipediaLeon Haywood
Leon Haywood is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sam Cooke and Guitar Slim. Those roots explain a lot about how Leon Haywood arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fatback Band, Gwen McCrae, Con Funk Shun, The Whispers and Skyy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Redman, Ray Parker Jr., Jimmy McCracklin, Carl Carlton and Dr. Dre, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Leon Haywood, reaching back through Sam Cooke and forward to Redman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Leon Haywood connections
Leon Haywood grew out of Sam Cooke and Guitar Slim, shares an orbit with Fatback Band, Gwen McCrae, Con Funk Shun and The Whispers, went on to shape Redman, Ray Parker Jr., Jimmy McCracklin and Carl Carlton. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Leon Haywood
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