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The Friends of Distinction is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ray Charles, Hugh Masekela, Neil Sedaka and Bread. Those roots explain a lot about how The Friends of Distinction arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Dramatics, Bloodstone, Blue Magic, The Stylistics and Honey Cone, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Luther Vandross, Earth Wind and Fire, The Gap Band, Isaac Hayes and Tavares, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around The Friends of Distinction, reaching back through Ray Charles and forward to Luther Vandross. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Friends of Distinction connections
The Friends of Distinction grew out of Ray Charles, Hugh Masekela, Neil Sedaka and Bread, shares an orbit with The Dramatics, Bloodstone, Blue Magic and The Stylistics, went on to shape Luther Vandross, Earth Wind and Fire, The Gap Band and Isaac Hayes. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Friends of Distinction
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