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The Emotions is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Earth, Wind & Fire, Larry Dunn, The Three Degrees, Terrace Martin and Maurice White. Those roots explain a lot about how The Emotions arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cheryl Lynn, The Jones Girls, First Choice, The Spinners and Labelle, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into LL Cool J, Fantasia, Big Daddy Kane, Wu-Tang Clan and The Five Stairsteps, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around The Emotions, reaching back through Earth, Wind & Fire and forward to LL Cool J. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Emotions connections
The Emotions grew out of Earth, Wind & Fire, Larry Dunn, The Three Degrees and Terrace Martin, shares an orbit with Cheryl Lynn, The Jones Girls, First Choice and The Spinners, went on to shape LL Cool J, Fantasia, Big Daddy Kane and Wu-Tang Clan. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Emotions
Sounds and acts that shaped The Emotions.
Artists similar to The Emotions
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Emotions.
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- The Jones Girlsartist
- First Choiceartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Labelleartist
- The Whispersartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Rufusartist
- Rose Royceartist
- DeBargeartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- Carl Carltonartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- Thelma Houstonartist
- Diana Rossartist
- The Gap Bandartist
Bands The Emotions shaped
Where the influence of The Emotions travelled next.
- LL Cool Jartist
- Fantasiaartist
- Big Daddy Kaneartist
- Wu-Tang Clanartist
- The Five Stairstepsartist
- De La Soulartist
- Salt-N-Pepaartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- 50 Centartist
- Rebbie Jacksonartist
- Shaniceartist
- Destiny Fulfilledartist
- Imaaniartist
- Cherishartist
- En Vogueartist
- Destiny's Childartist
- Anita Bakerartist
- Regina Belleartist
- Lalah Hathawayartist
- Jadeartist
- Erykah Baduartist
- Sheena Eastonartist
- Teena Marieartist
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