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The Brothers Johnson

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The Brothers Johnson is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Heatwave, Bobby Womack, The Supremes, Billy Preston and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how The Brothers Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lakeside, Brick, Rufus, Kool & The Gang and The Gap Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steve Arrington, Irene Cara, Harry Styles, Ray Parker Jr. and Cherrelle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around The Brothers Johnson, reaching back through Heatwave and forward to Steve Arrington. 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
The Brothers JohnsonHeatwaveBobby WomackThe SupremesBilly PrestonThe BeatlesShuggie OtisSteve ArringtonIrene CaraHarry StylesRay Parker Jr.CherrelleAdina HowardBag RaidersSealLakesideBrickRufusKool & The GangThe Gap BandThe WhispersS.O.S. BandA Taste of Honey

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The Brothers Johnson connections

The Brothers Johnson grew out of Heatwave, Bobby Womack, The Supremes and Billy Preston, shares an orbit with Lakeside, Brick, Rufus and Kool & The Gang, went on to shape Steve Arrington, Irene Cara, Harry Styles and Ray Parker Jr.. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Brothers Johnson

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Brothers Johnson.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Brothers Johnson.

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