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Redbone is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Little Richard, Bobbie Gentry, Tina Turner, Sonny & Cher and James Brown. 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, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, King Harvest and Norman Greenbaum, 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 44 connections around Redbone, reaching back through Little Richard 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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Redbone connections
Redbone grew out of Little Richard, Bobbie Gentry, Tina Turner and Sonny & Cher, shares an orbit with Looking Glass, Blue Swede, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah and King Harvest, went on to shape Girls Just Want to Have Fun. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Redbone
Sounds and acts that shaped Redbone.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Redbone.
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