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Redbone

Redbone is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Sonny & Cher, James Brown and Little Richard. Those roots explain a lot about how Redbone arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Looking Glass, Blue Swede, King Harvest, Norman Greenbaum and Jay & The Americans, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Girls Just Want to Have Fun, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Redbone, reaching back through Aretha Franklin and forward to Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Redbone is an American rock band that was originally formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 by brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas. All members during their commercial peak were of Chicano and Native American heritage, something heavily reflected in their songs, stage regalia, and album art.

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RedboneAretha FranklinTina TurnerSonny & CherJames BrownLittle RichardElvisBobbie GentryJimi HendrixGirls Just Want to H…Looking GlassBlue SwedeKing HarvestNorman GreenbaumJay & The AmericansRupert HolmesElvin BishopThe Raspberries

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Redbone connections

Redbone grew out of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Sonny & Cher and James Brown, shares an orbit with Looking Glass, Blue Swede, King Harvest and Norman Greenbaum, went on to shape Girls Just Want to Have Fun. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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