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Living Colour

Living Colour is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Maceo Parker, Mother's Finest, Wayne Kramer, We Die Young and Otis Blackwell. Those roots explain a lot about how Living Colour arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fishbone, Extreme, Sammy Hagar, Velvet Revolver and The Cult, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steve Vai, Extreme, Urban Dance Squad, Jane's Addiction and William DuVall, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Living Colour, reaching back through Maceo Parker and forward to Steve Vai. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish, who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992. Their music is influenced by progressive rock, heavy metal, funk, jazz, hip-hop, punk, alternative rock, delta blues, doo-wop, swing music, ska, yacht rock and barbershop quartet. The band's lyrics range from the personal to the political, including social commentary on racism in the United States.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Living ColourMaceo ParkerMother's FinestWayne KramerWe Die YoungOtis BlackwellSunshine of Your LoveKing's XSascha KonietzkoSteve VaiExtremeUrban Dance SquadJane's AddictionWilliam DuVallSkindredPepperChuck DFishboneExtremeSammy HagarVelvet RevolverThe CultRollins BandJerry CantrellChickenfoot

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Living Colour connections

Living Colour grew out of Maceo Parker, Mother's Finest, Wayne Kramer and We Die Young, shares an orbit with Fishbone, Extreme, Sammy Hagar and Velvet Revolver, went on to shape Steve Vai, Extreme, Urban Dance Squad and Jane's Addiction. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Sounds and acts that shaped Living Colour.

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