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Sly Stone is a Funk and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dionne Warwick, Marvin Gaye and Chubby Checker. Those roots explain a lot about how Sly Stone arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Graham Central Station, Ohio Players, The J.B.'s, Shuggie Otis and Maceo Parker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Telex, Betty Davis, Shuggie Otis, Soul Clap and One Nation Under a Groove, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 75 connections around Sly Stone, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Telex. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sly Stone connections
Sly Stone grew out of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dionne Warwick and Marvin Gaye, shares an orbit with Graham Central Station, Ohio Players, The J.B.'s and Shuggie Otis, went on to shape Telex, Betty Davis, Shuggie Otis and Soul Clap. 75 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sly Stone
Sounds and acts that shaped Sly Stone.
Artists similar to Sly Stone
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sly Stone.
- Graham Central Stationartist
- Ohio Playersartist
- The J.B.'sartist
- Shuggie Otisartist
- Maceo Parkerartist
- Eddie Hazelartist
- Rufusartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- Funk Inc.artist
- Fatback Bandartist
- Marva Whitneyartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Ike & Tina Turnerartist
- Con Funk Shunartist
- Eugene McDanielsartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Weldon Irvineartist
- Zappartist
- Lyn Collinsartist
- Roy Ayers Ubiquityartist
- Bobby Byrdartist
- Isaac Hayesartist
- The Soul Searchersartist
- Pleasureartist
- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
- The Jimmy Castor Bunchartist
Bands Sly Stone shaped
Where the influence of Sly Stone travelled next.
- Telexartist
- Betty Davisartist
- Shuggie Otisartist
- Soul Clapartist
- One Nation Under a Grooveartist
- On the Cornerartist
- The Whispersartist
- Mk.geeartist
- Prince & The Revolutionartist
- The Timeartist
- Swamp Doggartist
- Earth Wind and Fireartist
- Parliament-Funkadelicartist
- Jamiroquaiartist
- The Brides of Funkensteinartist
- Daytonartist
- P-Funk All Starsartist
- Van Huntartist
- Karl Wallingerartist
- The Pointer Sistersartist
- Neal Francisartist
- Princeartist
- Tina Turnerartist
- James Brownartist
- Bobby Womackartist
- Jesse Johnsonartist
- Larry Grahamartist
- Leon Russellartist
- John Lennonartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Steve Winwoodartist
- George Clintonartist
- Bar-Kaysartist
- Canartist
- Fela Kutiartist
- Sinclairartist
- Earth, Wind & Fireartist
- Open Our Eyesartist
- Dave Rileyartist
- Funkadelicartist
- Eddie Hazelartist
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