◇ image via WikipediaSam & Dave
Sam & Dave is a House act. Their sound grew out of Stars on 45, Blowfly, Charles Pitts, David Porter and Dan Penn. Those roots explain a lot about how Sam & Dave arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Mar-Keys, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Four Tops, Otis Redding and Percy Sledge, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wally Warning, L.T.D., Eurythmics, Precious Wilson and Billy Joel, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around Sam & Dave, reaching back through Stars on 45 and forward to Wally Warning. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sam & Dave connections
Sam & Dave grew out of Stars on 45, Blowfly, Charles Pitts and David Porter, shares an orbit with The Mar-Keys, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Four Tops and Otis Redding, went on to shape Wally Warning, L.T.D., Eurythmics and Precious Wilson. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sam & Dave
Sounds and acts that shaped Sam & Dave.
Artists similar to Sam & Dave
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sam & Dave.
- The Mar-Keysartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
- The Driftersartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- Clarence Carterartist
- The Blues Brothersartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- Ike & Tina Turnerartist
- The Contoursartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
Bands Sam & Dave shaped
Where the influence of Sam & Dave travelled next.
- Wally Warningartist
- L.T.D.artist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Precious Wilsonartist
- Billy Joelartist
- Steve Winwoodartist
- Oceans of Fantasyartist
- The Grooveartist
- Howard Hewettartist
- The Soul Childrenartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
- Isaac Hayesartist
- ZZ Topartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Zuccheroartist
- London Callingartist
- The Blues Brothersartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- Al Greenartist
- Tom Pettyartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- The Jamartist
- Teddy Pendergrassartist
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