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Teena Marie is a Disco and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches Hip hop, House and Jazz. Their sound grew out of The Emotions, Val Young, Charlene, Gerald Levert and Shirley Murdock. Those roots explain a lot about how Teena Marie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rick James, Loose Ends, The Jones Girls, Rufus and The Whispers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into That! Feels Good!, Gerald Levert, Faith Evans, Cuff It and TiaCorine, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Teena Marie, reaching back through The Emotions and forward to That! Feels Good!. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Teena Marie connections
Teena Marie grew out of The Emotions, Val Young, Charlene and Gerald Levert, shares an orbit with Rick James, Loose Ends, The Jones Girls and Rufus, went on to shape That! Feels Good!, Gerald Levert, Faith Evans and Cuff It. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Teena Marie
Sounds and acts that shaped Teena Marie.
- The Emotionsartist
- Val Youngartist
- Charleneartist
- Gerald Levertartist
- Shirley Murdockartist
- Tata Vegaartist
- Lenny Kravitzartist
- a-haartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- Minnie Ripertonartist
- Emotionsartist
- Leon Wareartist
- Harry Belafonteartist
- Sarah Vaughanartist
- Johann Sebastian Bachartist
- Al Greenartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Curtis Mayfieldartist
Artists similar to Teena Marie
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Teena Marie.
- Rick Jamesartist
- Loose Endsartist
- The Jones Girlsartist
- Rufusartist
- The Whispersartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- DeBargeartist
- Miki Howardartist
- Mary Jane Girlsartist
- Patrice Rushenartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- Al B. Sure!artist
- Lakesideartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- Michel'leartist
- The Jacksonsartist
- Pebblesartist
- Kashifartist
- Troopartist
- Skyyartist
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