◇ image via WikipediaMcFadden & Whitehead
McFadden & Whitehead is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The B-52's, The Ebonys, Janice McClain and Otis Redding. Those roots explain a lot about how McFadden & Whitehead arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Spinners, The Whispers, A Taste of Honey, The Jones Girls and People's Choice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gladys Knight & the Pips, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, Gloria Gaynor and The Jackson 5, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around McFadden & Whitehead, reaching back through The B-52's and forward to Gladys Knight & the Pips. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
McFadden and Whitehead were an American R&B duo, best known for their signature tune "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now". They wrote and produced some of the most popular R&B hits of the 1970s, and were primarily associated with the Gamble and Huff record label, Philadelphia International Records.
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McFadden & Whitehead connections
McFadden & Whitehead grew out of The B-52's, The Ebonys, Janice McClain and Otis Redding, shares an orbit with The Spinners, The Whispers, A Taste of Honey and The Jones Girls, went on to shape Gladys Knight & the Pips, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson and Gloria Gaynor. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced McFadden & Whitehead
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- The Whispersartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- The Jones Girlsartist
- People's Choiceartist
- Rose Royceartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Changeartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- Carl Carltonartist
- Brass Constructionartist
- First Choiceartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- Jackie Mooreartist
- The Hues Corporationartist
- Gwen McCraeartist
- Patrice Rushenartist
- Rufusartist
- Van McCoyartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- Skyyartist
- The Jacksonsartist
- Fatback Bandartist
Bands McFadden & Whitehead shaped
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- Gladys Knight & the Pipsartist
- Melba Mooreartist
- Freddie Jacksonartist
- Gloria Gaynorartist
- The Jackson 5artist
- The Jacksonsartist
- Lou Rawlsartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- James Brownartist
- The Intrudersartist
- Archie Bell and The Drellsartist
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notesartist
- Teddy Pendergrassartist
- Carolyn Crawfordartist
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