◇ image via WikipediaRose Royce
Rose Royce is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Undisputed Truth, Edwin Starr, Norman Whitfield and Yvonne Fair. Those roots explain a lot about how Rose Royce arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tavares, The Jones Girls, Shalamar, The Stylistics and S.O.S. Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Deniece Williams, Daft Punk, Alexander O'Neal, Jaki Graham and Paul Weller, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Rose Royce, reaching back through The Undisputed Truth and forward to Deniece Williams. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rose Royce connections
Rose Royce grew out of The Undisputed Truth, Edwin Starr, Norman Whitfield and Yvonne Fair, shares an orbit with Tavares, The Jones Girls, Shalamar and The Stylistics, went on to shape Deniece Williams, Daft Punk, Alexander O'Neal and Jaki Graham. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rose Royce
Sounds and acts that shaped Rose Royce.
Artists similar to Rose Royce
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rose Royce.
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- The Jones Girlsartist
- Shalamarartist
- The Stylisticsartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notesartist
- The Emotionsartist
- Con Funk Shunartist
- Gwen McCraeartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- L.T.D.artist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- The Whispersartist
- First Choiceartist
- Blue Magicartist
- Stacy Lattisawartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Jean Carnartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- Lakesideartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- Rufusartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Changeartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
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