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Womack & Womack is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sam Cooke, The Valentinos, Guy Pratt, The Beatles and John Denver. Those roots explain a lot about how Womack & Womack arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Loose Ends, S.O.S. Band, Sister Sledge, Shalamar and Ashford & Simpson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mary Wells, Bobby Womack, Teddy Pendergrass, The Dramatics and The O'Jays, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Womack & Womack, reaching back through Sam Cooke and forward to Mary Wells. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Womack & Womack was the singing and songwriting partnership of married American musicians Linda Womack and Cecil Womack. The duo were successful as songwriters for other artists and had several international hits as a singing duo in the 1980s and 1990s. Later recordings with other members of their family were credited to The House of Zekkariyas.
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Womack & Womack connections
Womack & Womack grew out of Sam Cooke, The Valentinos, Guy Pratt and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Loose Ends, S.O.S. Band, Sister Sledge and Shalamar, went on to shape Mary Wells, Bobby Womack, Teddy Pendergrass and The Dramatics. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Womack & Womack
Sounds and acts that shaped Womack & Womack.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Womack & Womack.
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- Sister Sledgeartist
- Shalamarartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
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- Terence Trent D'Arbyartist
- The Gap Bandartist
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- Rose Royceartist
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- Wet Wet Wetartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- A Taste of Honeyartist
- Gwen McCraeartist
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Bands Womack & Womack shaped
Where the influence of Womack & Womack travelled next.
- Mary Wellsartist
- Bobby Womackartist
- Teddy Pendergrassartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- The O'Jaysartist
- Patti LaBelleartist
- Debbie Harryartist
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- Boz Scaggsartist
- Michael McDonaldartist
- George Bensonartist
- Randy Crawfordartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
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- Joss Stoneartist
- Xx (The xx album)artist
- The Valentinosartist
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