◇ image via WikipediaNew York City
New York City is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Five Satins. Those roots explain a lot about how New York City arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Harold Melvin, Brighter Side of Darkness, The Vibrations and Ritchie Family, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, The Pasadenas and Chic, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around New York City, reaching back through The Five Satins and forward to Bernard Edwards. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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New York City connections
New York City grew out of The Five Satins, shares an orbit with Harold Melvin, Brighter Side of Darkness, The Vibrations and Ritchie Family, went on to shape Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, The Pasadenas and Chic. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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