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Oleta Adams is a House act. Their sound grew out of Elton John, Irene Cara, Anne Dudley, Bernie Taupin and Tears for Fears. Those roots explain a lot about how Oleta Adams arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Patti Austin, Miki Howard, Brenda Russell, Lisa Stansfield and Peabo Bryson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anastacia, Tears for Fears, Curt Smith, Manu Katché and Phil Collins, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Oleta Adams, reaching back through Elton John and forward to Anastacia. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Oleta Adams connections
Oleta Adams grew out of Elton John, Irene Cara, Anne Dudley and Bernie Taupin, shares an orbit with Patti Austin, Miki Howard, Brenda Russell and Lisa Stansfield, went on to shape Anastacia, Tears for Fears, Curt Smith and Manu Katché. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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