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Roberta Flack is a House and Jazz act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Ralph MacDonald, Arif Mardin, Gwen Guthrie, Bobby Caldwell and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. Those roots explain a lot about how Roberta Flack arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Donny Hathaway, Dionne Warwick, Rufus, Laura Nyro and The Spinners, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Frazey Ford, Leela James, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it, Miho Fukuhara and Bernard Wright, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Roberta Flack, reaching back through Ralph MacDonald and forward to Frazey Ford. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Roberta Flack connections
Roberta Flack grew out of Ralph MacDonald, Arif Mardin, Gwen Guthrie and Bobby Caldwell, shares an orbit with Donny Hathaway, Dionne Warwick, Rufus and Laura Nyro, went on to shape Frazey Ford, Leela James, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it and Miho Fukuhara. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Roberta Flack
Sounds and acts that shaped Roberta Flack.
- Ralph MacDonaldartist
- Arif Mardinartist
- Gwen Guthrieartist
- Bobby Caldwellartist
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrowartist
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- Ron Carterartist
- Peabo Brysonartist
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- Ewan MacCollartist
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Artists similar to Roberta Flack
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Roberta Flack.
Bands Roberta Flack shaped
Where the influence of Roberta Flack travelled next.
- Frazey Fordartist
- Leela Jamesartist
- I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of itartist
- Miho Fukuharaartist
- Bernard Wrightartist
- Lisa Shawartist
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