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Tower of Power is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Cold Blood, Candy Dulfer, Betty Davis, Marvin Gaye and Blood, Sweat and Tears. Those roots explain a lot about how Tower of Power arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Maceo Parker, Average White Band, Graham Central Station, The J.B.'s and Ohio Players, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Motet, Stefanie Heinzmann, Fish, Rob Bourdon and Otis Redding, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Tower of Power, reaching back through Cold Blood and forward to The Motet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Tower of Power connections
Tower of Power grew out of Cold Blood, Candy Dulfer, Betty Davis and Marvin Gaye, shares an orbit with Maceo Parker, Average White Band, Graham Central Station and The J.B.'s, went on to shape The Motet, Stefanie Heinzmann, Fish and Rob Bourdon. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tower of Power
Sounds and acts that shaped Tower of Power.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tower of Power.
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Bands Tower of Power shaped
Where the influence of Tower of Power travelled next.
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