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Ralph MacDonald

Ralph MacDonald is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bill Withers. Those roots explain a lot about how Ralph MacDonald arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as David Shire, The Crusaders, Walter Murphy, Yvonne Elliman and MFSB, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers, Grover Washington Jr. and Will Smith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Ralph MacDonald, reaching back through Bill Withers and forward to Roberta Flack. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ralph Anthony MacDonald was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ralph MacDonaldBill WithersRoberta FlackDonny HathawayBill WithersGrover Washington Jr.Will SmithDavid ShireThe CrusadersWalter MurphyYvonne EllimanMFSBLee RitenourTavaresTom Browne

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Ralph MacDonald connections

Ralph MacDonald grew out of Bill Withers, shares an orbit with David Shire, The Crusaders, Walter Murphy and Yvonne Elliman, went on to shape Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr.. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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