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Tata Vega

Tata Vega is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Al Johnson and Dobie Gray. Those roots explain a lot about how Tata Vega arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Edwin Starr, Gwen McCrae, First Choice, Thelma Houston and Rufus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Teena Marie, Judith Hill, Lisa Fischer, Merry Clayton and Stevie Wonder, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Tata Vega, reaching back through Al Johnson and forward to Teena Marie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Tata VegaAl JohnsonDobie GrayTeena MarieJudith HillLisa FischerMerry ClaytonStevie WonderAndraé CrouchChaka KhanPatti LaBelleEdwin StarrGwen McCraeFirst ChoiceThelma HoustonRufusThe Dynamic SuperiorsJean CarnPatrice Rushen

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Tata Vega connections

Tata Vega grew out of Al Johnson and Dobie Gray, shares an orbit with Edwin Starr, Gwen McCrae, First Choice and Thelma Houston, went on to shape Teena Marie, Judith Hill, Lisa Fischer and Merry Clayton. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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