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Orleans is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of King Harvest, Allen Toussaint, Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal and Karen Dalton. Those roots explain a lot about how Orleans arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Firefall, Pablo Cruise, Little River Band, Seals & Crofts and Paul Davis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Meat Loaf, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Hall & Oates and Jackson Browne, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Orleans, reaching back through King Harvest and forward to Meat Loaf. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Orleans is an American pop rock band formed in 1972 in Woodstock, New York, by John Hall, Larry Hoppen, and Wells Kelly. Larry's younger brother, bassist Lance Hoppen, and drummer Jerry Marotta joined the band in 1972 and 1976, respectively. The band is best known for its hits "Dance with Me" ; "Still the One", from the album Waking and Dreaming; and "Love Takes Time". The group's name evolved from the music it was playing when it formed; their music is inspired in part by Louisiana artists, including Allen Toussaint and the Neville Brothers.
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Orleans connections
Orleans grew out of King Harvest, Allen Toussaint, Janis Joplin and Taj Mahal, shares an orbit with Firefall, Pablo Cruise, Little River Band and Seals & Crofts, went on to shape Meat Loaf, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits and Hall & Oates. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Orleans
Sounds and acts that shaped Orleans.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Orleans.
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