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Van Hunt

Van Hunt is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Iggy Pop, The Isley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield, Thelonious Monk and Prince. Those roots explain a lot about how Van Hunt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eric Roberson, Amel Larrieux, Dwele, Raheem DeVaughn and Kindred The Family Soul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rahsaan Patterson, Dionne Farris and Raheem DeVaughn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Van Hunt, reaching back through Iggy Pop and forward to Rahsaan Patterson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Van Hunt Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, Van Hunt, in 2004, and a follow-up, On the Jungle Floor, in 2006, both on Capitol Records. He won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for appearing on the tribute version of the Sly & the Family Stone song, "Family Affair", in 2007. He transitioned to Blue Note Records where his 2008 album, Popular, was shelved and was not released until 2017. He self-released the compilation album Use in Case of Emergency in 2009.

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Van HuntIggy PopThe Isley BrothersCurtis MayfieldThelonious MonkPrinceNeil YoungSly StoneDavid BowieRahsaan PattersonDionne FarrisRaheem DeVaughnEric RobersonAmel LarrieuxDweleRaheem DeVaughnKindred The Family S…MusiqLedisiTerence Trent D'Arby

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Van Hunt connections

Van Hunt grew out of Iggy Pop, The Isley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield and Thelonious Monk, shares an orbit with Eric Roberson, Amel Larrieux, Dwele and Raheem DeVaughn, went on to shape Rahsaan Patterson, Dionne Farris and Raheem DeVaughn. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Van Hunt

Roots9

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Legacy3

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