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Robert Palmer is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Richie Hayward, Bernard Edwards, Guy Pratt, Desmond Dekker & The Aces and Cherrelle. Those roots explain a lot about how Robert Palmer arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rick Springfield, Mike & The Mechanics, Huey Lewis & The News, The J. Geils Band and Loverboy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Man! I Feel Like a Woman!, Sonic Youth, Ian Matthews, Brenda Russell and Frankie Miller, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 67 connections around Robert Palmer, reaching back through Richie Hayward and forward to Man! I Feel Like a Woman!. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Robert Palmer connections
Robert Palmer grew out of Richie Hayward, Bernard Edwards, Guy Pratt and Desmond Dekker & The Aces, shares an orbit with Rick Springfield, Mike & The Mechanics, Huey Lewis & The News and The J. Geils Band, went on to shape Man! I Feel Like a Woman!, Sonic Youth, Ian Matthews and Brenda Russell. 67 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Robert Palmer
Sounds and acts that shaped Robert Palmer.
- Richie Haywardartist
- Bernard Edwardsartist
- Guy Prattartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Cherrelleartist
- Chicartist
- The Systemartist
- Lowell Georgeartist
- The Power Stationartist
- Until the Ribbon Breaksartist
- Hold Musicartist
- Freeartist
- Art Nevilleartist
- Little Featartist
- The Metersartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- The Kinksartist
- Randy Crawfordartist
- Amy Grantartist
- Gary Numanartist
- Desmond Dekkerartist
- John Martynartist
- Duran Duranartist
- Tony Thompsonartist
- T. Rexartist
- Earl Kingartist
- Bob Dylanartist
Artists similar to Robert Palmer
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Robert Palmer.
- Rick Springfieldartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Loverboyartist
- ABCartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- The Carsartist
- Little River Bandartist
- John Mellencampartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Bryan Ferryartist
- Hall & Oatesartist
- Wang Chungartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Glass Tigerartist
- The Fixxartist
- Joe Jacksonartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Starshipartist
- Culture Clubartist
- John Parrartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Kenny Logginsartist
- Quarterflashartist
- Bruce Hornsby & the Rangeartist
Bands Robert Palmer shaped
Where the influence of Robert Palmer travelled next.
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