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The Gap Band is a Funk and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Maxine Nightingale, Rare Earth, The Friends of Distinction, The Brides of Funkenstein and Penny Ford. Those roots explain a lot about how The Gap Band arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lakeside, S.O.S. Band, The Whispers, Rick James and Con Funk Shun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Val Young, Ice Cube, Jermaine Dupri, Nas and An Evening with Silk Sonic, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around The Gap Band, reaching back through Maxine Nightingale and forward to Val Young. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Gap Band connections
The Gap Band grew out of Maxine Nightingale, Rare Earth, The Friends of Distinction and The Brides of Funkenstein, shares an orbit with Lakeside, S.O.S. Band, The Whispers and Rick James, went on to shape Val Young, Ice Cube, Jermaine Dupri and Nas. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Gap Band
Sounds and acts that shaped The Gap Band.
Artists similar to The Gap Band
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Gap Band.
- Lakesideartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- The Whispersartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- Con Funk Shunartist
- Zappartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- Mary Jane Girlsartist
- Slaveartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Shalamarartist
- Rufusartist
- Maze Featuring Frankie Beverlyartist
- One Wayartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Ohio Playersartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- Skyyartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- L.T.D.artist
- DeBargeartist
- Zapp & Rogerartist
- Maze feat. Frankie Beverlyartist
- The Timeartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Brickartist
- Changeartist
- Carl Carltonartist
- Rose Royceartist
- Mazeartist
- Graham Central Stationartist
- Teena Marieartist
Bands The Gap Band shaped
Where the influence of The Gap Band travelled next.
- Val Youngartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- Jermaine Dupriartist
- Nasartist
- An Evening with Silk Sonicartist
- Snap!artist
- Flower Boyartist
- Uptown Funkartist
- R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpieceartist
- Chris Loweartist
- Penny Fordartist
- That! Feels Good!artist
- Kenny Lattimoreartist
- G.U.Y.artist
- Aaron Hallartist
- Jodeciartist
- Keith Sweatartist
- R. Kellyartist
- Dave Grohlartist
- Brand Nubianartist
- Tyler, The Creatorartist
- 69 Boyzartist
- Ashantiartist
- Blackstreetartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- Da Bratartist
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