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The Foundations is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rico Rodriguez, Arthur Brown, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees and Joe Tex. Those roots explain a lot about how The Foundations arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Four Tops, Edison Lighthouse, The Archies, The Drifters and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Pete Wentz, Alison Krauss and Clay Aiken, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Foundations, reaching back through Rico Rodriguez and forward to The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Foundations were a British soul band primarily active between 1967 and 1970. The group's background was West Indian, White British, and Sri Lankan. Their 1967 debut single "Baby Now That I've Found You" reached number one in the UK and Canada, and number eleven in the US. Their 1968 single "Build Me Up Buttercup" reached number two in the UK and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. The group was the first multi-racial group to have a number one hit in the UK in the 1960s.
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The Foundations connections
The Foundations grew out of Rico Rodriguez, Arthur Brown, Rod Stewart and Bee Gees, shares an orbit with The Four Tops, Edison Lighthouse, The Archies and The Drifters, went on to shape The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Pete Wentz, Alison Krauss and Clay Aiken. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Foundations
Sounds and acts that shaped The Foundations.
Artists similar to The Foundations
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Foundations.
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- The Box Topsartist
- Norman Greenbaumartist
- Neil Sedakaartist
- Manfred Mannartist
- Tom Jonesartist
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