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Silk Sonic is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their sound grew out of Prince, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder. Those roots explain a lot about how Silk Sonic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as NxWorries, John Legend, Barry White, Philip Bailey and Donny Hathaway, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into My 21st Century Blues, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Silk Sonic, reaching back through Prince and forward to My 21st Century Blues. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Silk Sonic connections
Silk Sonic grew out of Prince, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Miles Davis, shares an orbit with NxWorries, John Legend, Barry White and Philip Bailey, went on to shape My 21st Century Blues. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Silk Sonic
Sounds and acts that shaped Silk Sonic.
Artists similar to Silk Sonic
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Silk Sonic.
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