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Macy Gray is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Teedra Moses, Roy Hargrove, Arrested Development, Kid Creole & The Coconuts and AWOLNATION. Those roots explain a lot about how Macy Gray arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joss Stone, India.Arie, Des'ree, En Vogue and Emeli Sandé, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Marika, Busty and the Bass, Maggie Rose, Crystal Murray and Stefanie Heinzmann, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 74 connections around Macy Gray, reaching back through Teedra Moses and forward to Marika. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Macy Gray connections
Macy Gray grew out of Teedra Moses, Roy Hargrove, Arrested Development and Kid Creole & The Coconuts, shares an orbit with Joss Stone, India.Arie, Des'ree and En Vogue, went on to shape Marika, Busty and the Bass, Maggie Rose and Crystal Murray. 74 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Macy Gray
Sounds and acts that shaped Macy Gray.
- Teedra Mosesartist
- Roy Hargroveartist
- Arrested Developmentartist
- Kid Creole & The Coconutsartist
- AWOLNATIONartist
- 88-Keysartist
- Galacticartist
- Blushartist
- Ntjam Rosieartist
- Austin Brownartist
- Bobby Brownartist
- OutKastartist
- Billie Holidayartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Deee-Liteartist
- Radioheadartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
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Artists similar to Macy Gray
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Macy Gray.
- Joss Stoneartist
- India.Arieartist
- Des'reeartist
- En Vogueartist
- Emeli Sandéartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- CeeLo Greenartist
- Sheryl Crowartist
- Annie Lennoxartist
- Toni Braxtonartist
- John Legendartist
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- Barry Whiteartist
- Terence Trent D'Arbyartist
- Erykah Baduartist
- Natalie Imbrugliaartist
- All Saintsartist
- Tracy Chapmanartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Neneh Cherryartist
- Janelle Monáeartist
Bands Macy Gray shaped
Where the influence of Macy Gray travelled next.
- Marikaartist
- Busty and the Bassartist
- Maggie Roseartist
- Crystal Murrayartist
- Stefanie Heinzmannartist
- Miguel Migsartist
- Amy Winehouseartist
- Back to Blackartist
- I Kissed a Girlartist
- Fatboy Slimartist
- Slick Rickartist
- John Fruscianteartist
- Erykah Baduartist
- Santanaartist
- D'Angeloartist
- Nile Rodgersartist
- Roy Hargroveartist
- Femi Kutiartist
- Zuccheroartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Queen Latifahartist
- Lil' Kimartist
- Marcus Millerartist
- Princeartist
- Natalie Coleartist
- Fergieartist
- Justin Timberlakeartist
- Not That Kindartist
- Tal Wilkenfeldartist
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