Roots of Pebbles
The artists and genres Pebbles came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Bill SummersartistBill Summers is an American Afro-Cuban jazz/Latin jazz percussionist, a multi-instrumentalist who plays primarily on conga drums.
Con Funk Shunartist
André CymoneartistAndré Cymone is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer. He was a bass guitarist for Prince's touring band, pre-Revolution. In 1981, Cymone broke from Prince's band and began a solo career. As a solo artist, he released Livin' in the New Wave, Survivin' in the 80's and A.C., all of which were well-received studio albums. The fusion of new wave and funk explored on these albums spawned half a dozen hit R&B singles. His song "The Dance Electric" was written by Prince and reached #10 on the R&B charts in 1985. Cymone later co-wrote and produced hit songs for other acts, including his then wife Jody Watley's "Looking for a New Love" and "Real Love".
The Deeleartist
Babyfaceartist
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968artistNuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era is a compilation album of American psychedelic and garage rock singles that were released during the mid-to-late 1960s. The album was created by Lenny Kaye, and produced under the supervision of Elektra Records founder, Jac Holzman. Kaye was a writer and clerk at the Village Oldies record shop in New York and later become the lead guitarist for the Patti Smith Group.