Legacy of Cat Stevens
Artists and genres Cat Stevens directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Dan HartmanartistDaniel Earl Hartman was an American pop rock musician. Among songs he wrote and recorded were "Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits "Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "I Can Dream About You", "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". "I Can Dream About You", his most successful US hit, reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. The James Brown song "Living in America", which Hartman co-wrote and produced, reached No. 4 on March 1, 1986.
P. P. Arnoldartist
Rod Stewartartist
James Morrisonartist
Sheryl Crowartist
Al StewartartistAlastair Ian Stewart is a British singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a style of combining folk-rock songs with tales of characters and events from history.
The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Bandartist
10,000 Maniacsartist10,000 Maniacs is an American alternative rock band founded in 1981. They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man's Zoo (1989), Our Time in Eden (1992), and the live album MTV Unplugged (1993). After the recording of MTV Unplugged, original lead singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career, while the remaining members continued the band.
The Verve PipeartistThe Verve Pipe is an American rock band from East Lansing, Michigan. They were formed in 1992 by Brian Vander Ark, Brad Vander Ark (bass), Brian Stout (guitar), and Donny Brown (drums). They are widely known for their songs "The Freshmen" and "Photograph".
MirahartistMirah is an American musician and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. After getting her start in the music scene of Olympia, Washington, in the late 1990s, she released a number of well-received solo albums on K Records, including You Think It's Like This but Really It's Like This (2000) and Advisory Committee (2002). Her 2009 album (a)spera peaked on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart at No. 46, while her 2011 collaborative album Thao + Mirah peaked at No. 7.
RitchieartistRichard David Court, known professionally as Ritchie, is a British-born Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician, composer, dancer and multi-instrumentalist.
James ReidartistJames Charles Gallienne Reid is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music and video producer, best known as the lead singer in the band The Feelers.
The ChristiansartistThe Christians are a musical ensemble from Liverpool, England. They had the highest selling debut album of any artist at Island Records and achieved international chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Gabriella CilmiartistGabriella Lucia Cilmi is an Australian pop singer and songwriter. A contralto, Cilmi is known for her distinctive raspy singing voice.
Jim CapaldiartistNicola James Capaldi was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood, and the two of them co-wrote the majority of the band's material. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Traffic's original lineup.
Sixto Rodriguezartist
Peter Gabrielartist
Yesartist- Pet Shop Boysartist
Island RecordsartistIsland Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another label acquired by PolyGram, were both at the time the largest independent record labels in history, with Island having exerted a major influence on the progressive music scene in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s.
Rick Wakemanartist
Jimmy Cliffartist
Michelle Branchartist
Fiona Appleartist