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Oleta Adams is a House act. Their sound grew out of Tears for Fears, Brenda Russell, Irene Cara, Anne Dudley and Elton John. 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, Will Downing and Lisa Stansfield, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tears for Fears, Curt Smith, Phil Collins, Manu Katché and Anastacia, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Oleta Adams, reaching back through Tears for Fears and forward to Tears for Fears. 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 Tears for Fears, Brenda Russell, Irene Cara and Anne Dudley, shares an orbit with Patti Austin, Miki Howard, Brenda Russell and Will Downing, went on to shape Tears for Fears, Curt Smith, Phil Collins and Manu Katché. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Oleta Adams
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