◇ image via WikipediaTeddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass is a Disco and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches House and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of The Valentinos, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Lou Rawls and Sam & Dave. Those roots explain a lot about how Teddy Pendergrass arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Marvin Gaye, Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, Smokey Robinson, The Gap Band and DeBarge, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thelma Houston, Simply Red, Patti LaBelle, Little Brother and Kanye West, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Teddy Pendergrass, reaching back through The Valentinos and forward to Thelma Houston. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Teddy Pendergrass connections
Teddy Pendergrass grew out of The Valentinos, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross and Lou Rawls, shares an orbit with Marvin Gaye, Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, Smokey Robinson and The Gap Band, went on to shape Thelma Houston, Simply Red, Patti LaBelle and Little Brother. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Teddy Pendergrass
Sounds and acts that shaped Teddy Pendergrass.
- The Valentinosartist
- Whitney Houstonartist
- Diana Rossartist
- Lou Rawlsartist
- Sam & Daveartist
- Midnight Starartist
- Dee Dee Sharpartist
- Womack & Womackartist
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- Valerie Simpsonartist
- Gerald Levertartist
- Raw Silkartist
- Jackie Wilsonartist
- Patti LaBelleartist
- Stephanie Millsartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- The Isley Brothersartist
Artists similar to Teddy Pendergrass
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Teddy Pendergrass.
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Maze Featuring Frankie Beverlyartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- DeBargeartist
- The Whispersartist
- Miki Howardartist
- The Spinnersartist
- The Manhattansartist
- Jean Carnartist
- Zappartist
- Gerald Levertartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- Maze feat. Frankie Beverlyartist
- David Ruffinartist
- The Jones Girlsartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- Rose Royceartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Rufusartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
Bands Teddy Pendergrass shaped
Where the influence of Teddy Pendergrass travelled next.
- Thelma Houstonartist
- Simply Redartist
- Patti LaBelleartist
- Little Brotherartist
- Kanye Westartist
- Cam'ronartist
- Twistaartist
- Tyrese Gibsonartist
- 9th Wonderartist
- DMXartist
- DJ Green Lanternartist
- Don Toliverartist
- The Communardsartist
- MFSBartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Mac Ayresartist
- Latifartist
- Compton's Most Wantedartist
- Cookin Soulartist
- Whitney Houstonartist
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