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Rick James is a Disco and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches House, Rhythm and blues and Rock. Their sound grew out of Berry Gordy, Roy Ayers, Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Dyke & The Blazers and Bob & Gene. Those roots explain a lot about how Rick James arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Gap Band, Lakeside, The Whispers, Kool & The Gang and The Time, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pink Friday 2, Teena Marie, The Temptations, Eddie Murphy and Smokey Robinson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 connections around Rick James, reaching back through Berry Gordy and forward to Pink Friday 2. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rick James connections
Rick James grew out of Berry Gordy, Roy Ayers, Roy Ayers Ubiquity and Dyke & The Blazers, shares an orbit with The Gap Band, Lakeside, The Whispers and Kool & The Gang, went on to shape Pink Friday 2, Teena Marie, The Temptations and Eddie Murphy. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rick James
Sounds and acts that shaped Rick James.
Artists similar to Rick James
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rick James.
- The Gap Bandartist
- Lakesideartist
- The Whispersartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- The Timeartist
- Mary Jane Girlsartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- Zapp & Rogerartist
- Zappartist
- One Wayartist
- Patrice Rushenartist
- Rufusartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- Changeartist
- Brickartist
- Carl Carltonartist
- Rose Royceartist
- The Jacksonsartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Barry Whiteartist
Bands Rick James shaped
Where the influence of Rick James travelled next.
- Pink Friday 2artist
- Teena Marieartist
- The Temptationsartist
- Eddie Murphyartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- MC Hammerartist
- The Miraclesartist
- Bobby Taylor & The Vancouversartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Snowartist
- U Can't Touch Thisartist
- Dirty Mindartist
- Give It 2 Meartist
- Billy Crawfordartist
- Princeartist
- Omar Apolloartist
- Val Youngartist
- Raise!artist
- Teezo Touchdownartist
- Beatfreakzartist
- Mary Jane Girlsartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Prince & The Revolutionartist
- Fishboneartist
- Sharamartist
- Durand Bernarrartist
- Vanity 6artist
- Bobby Brownartist
- Doug E. Freshartist
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