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Rufus is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ashford & Simpson, Quincy Jones, The Shadows of Knight, The American Breed and Helen Baylor. Those roots explain a lot about how Rufus arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brothers Johnson, Ohio Players, L.T.D., The Gap Band and Shalamar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chaka Khan, Jody Watley, George Michael, P!nk and Diana King, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Rufus, reaching back through Ashford & Simpson and forward to Chaka Khan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rufus connections
Rufus grew out of Ashford & Simpson, Quincy Jones, The Shadows of Knight and The American Breed, shares an orbit with Brothers Johnson, Ohio Players, L.T.D. and The Gap Band, went on to shape Chaka Khan, Jody Watley, George Michael and P!nk. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rufus
Sounds and acts that shaped Rufus.
Artists similar to Rufus
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rufus.
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- Ohio Playersartist
- L.T.D.artist
- The Gap Bandartist
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- The Jones Girlsartist
- Teena Marieartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- The Whispersartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- Con Funk Shunartist
- Labelleartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- Slaveartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- The Emotionsartist
- Changeartist
- DeBargeartist
- Mazeartist
- Rose Royceartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Average White Bandartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- Zappartist
- The Timeartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
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