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Tavares is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Jackson 5, Check It Out, More Than a Woman, KC and the Sunshine Band and Sam Dees. Those roots explain a lot about how Tavares arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Van McCoy, Rose Royce, The Spinners, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and McFadden & Whitehead, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hold It Don't Drop It, Jennifer Lopez, Take That and Paulinho da Costa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Tavares, reaching back through The Jackson 5 and forward to Hold It Don't Drop It. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Tavares is an American R&B and soul music group composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers. Some were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island, and they would move back and forth between the two cities throughout their childhood. They are best known for their hits "It Only Takes a Minute" in 1975, and "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" in 1976.
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Tavares connections
Tavares grew out of The Jackson 5, Check It Out, More Than a Woman and KC and the Sunshine Band, shares an orbit with Van McCoy, Rose Royce, The Spinners and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, went on to shape Hold It Don't Drop It, Jennifer Lopez, Take That and Paulinho da Costa. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tavares
Sounds and acts that shaped Tavares.
Artists similar to Tavares
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tavares.
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- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notesartist
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- The Whispersartist
- Yvonne Ellimanartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
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- Kool & The Gangartist
- The Stylisticsartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
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- Alicia Bridgesartist
- Labelleartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- Ohio Playersartist
- Lou Rawlsartist
- Changeartist
- Con Funk Shunartist
- Amii Stewartartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- Thelma Houstonartist
- The Emotionsartist
- Blue Magicartist
- Dan Hartmanartist
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