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Traffic is a Progressive rock and Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Family, Derek and the Dominos, Grateful Dead and Christina Aguilera. Those roots explain a lot about how Traffic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blind Faith, Dave Mason, The Moody Blues, Cream and Humble Pie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, Can, Wings and Focus, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Traffic, reaching back through Jimi Hendrix and forward to Dave Mason. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Traffic connections
Traffic grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Family, Derek and the Dominos and Grateful Dead, shares an orbit with Blind Faith, Dave Mason, The Moody Blues and Cream, went on to shape Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, Can and Wings. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Traffic
Sounds and acts that shaped Traffic.
Artists similar to Traffic
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Traffic.
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- The Moody Bluesartist
- Creamartist
- Humble Pieartist
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- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Jethro Tullartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- James Gangartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- Hot Tunaartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Freeartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
- Grateful Deadartist
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Facesartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
Bands Traffic shaped
Where the influence of Traffic travelled next.
- Dave Masonartist
- Jim Capaldiartist
- Canartist
- Wingsartist
- Focusartist
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birdsartist
- We Can't Danceartist
- Cerroneartist
- Spectrumartist
- Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"artist
- Laughing Stockartist
- Lucifer's Friendartist
- Thijs van Leerartist
- H. P. Lovecraftartist
- The Marmaladeartist
- Big Sugarartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Fairport Conventionartist
- Paul McCartney & Wingsartist
- Chickenfootartist
- Blind Faithartist
- Joe Cockerartist
- Yesartist
- Island Recordsartist
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