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Player is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gino Vannelli, Riff Raff, The Grass Roots, Steppenwolf and Boz Scaggs. Those roots explain a lot about how Player arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ambrosia, Robbie Dupree, Chris Rainbow, Pablo Cruise and Little River Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Janet Jackson, Olivia Newton-John, The Temptations and Starship, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Player, reaching back through Gino Vannelli and forward to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Player connections
Player grew out of Gino Vannelli, Riff Raff, The Grass Roots and Steppenwolf, shares an orbit with Ambrosia, Robbie Dupree, Chris Rainbow and Pablo Cruise, went on to shape Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Janet Jackson, Olivia Newton-John and The Temptations. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Player
Sounds and acts that shaped Player.
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Bands Player shaped
Where the influence of Player travelled next.
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