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The Doobie Brothers

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The Doobie Brothers is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Steely Dan, Skip Spence, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Mother Earth and Kim Weston. Those roots explain a lot about how The Doobie Brothers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Little River Band, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Steve Miller Band, Pablo Cruise and Seals & Crofts, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bananarama, Ry Cooder, Random Access Memories, Little River Band and Honeymoon Suite, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around The Doobie Brothers, reaching back through Steely Dan and forward to Bananarama. 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 Doobie BrothersSteely DanSkip SpenceAtlanta Rhythm SectionMother EarthKim WestonBlood, Sweat and TearsRy CooderCarly SimonBananaramaRy CooderRandom Access MemoriesLittle River BandHoneymoon SuiteBonnie RaittCarly SimonM PeopleLittle River BandAtlanta Rhythm SectionSteve Miller BandPablo CruiseSeals & CroftsChristopher CrossFirefallOrleans

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The Doobie Brothers connections

The Doobie Brothers grew out of Steely Dan, Skip Spence, Atlanta Rhythm Section and Mother Earth, shares an orbit with Little River Band, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Steve Miller Band and Pablo Cruise, went on to shape Bananarama, Ry Cooder, Random Access Memories and Little River Band. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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