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Sly Stone is a Funk and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dionne Warwick and Marvin Gaye. 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, The J.B.'s, Shuggie Otis, Maceo Parker and Eddie Hazel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into P-Funk All Stars, Steve Winwood, George Clinton, Bar-Kays and Can, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around Sly Stone, reaching back through Johnny "Guitar" Watson and forward to P-Funk All Stars. 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 Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Dionne Warwick, shares an orbit with Graham Central Station, The J.B.'s, Shuggie Otis and Maceo Parker, went on to shape P-Funk All Stars, Steve Winwood, George Clinton and Bar-Kays. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sly Stone
Sounds and acts that shaped Sly Stone.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sly Stone.
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Bands Sly Stone shaped
Where the influence of Sly Stone travelled next.
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- Canartist
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