Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) Born: September 25, 1983, California, United States. He is is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, musician, artist and DJ.
Genre: Hip hop, indie pop, funk, R&B, soul, psychedelic soul, psychedelic rock
LCD Soundsystem
Genre: Dance-punk, electronic rock
B52's
Genre: New wave, dace-rock,
Talking Heads (see "Talking Heads" for their influenced)
Genre: New wave, post-punt, art funk
Daft Punk
Genre: House, dance, electronic
Primal Scream
Genre: Alternative rock, electronica, house
Thin Lizzy
Genre: Hard rock, blues rock, folk rock
Bob Dylan
Genre: Country, blues, rock, folk
Big Brown (Poet)
Talking Heads
Genre: New wave, post-punt, art funk
David Bowie
Genre: Art-rock, electronic, experimental
Scott Walker
Genre: Pop, rock, experimental
Léo Ferré
Genre: Chanson, expressionist, pop
Feodor Chaliapin
Genre: Opera
Ludwig van Beethoven
Genre: classical
Franz Joseph Haydn
Genre: Classical
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Genre: Classical
Johann Sebastian Bach (father)
Genre: Baroque, classical
Antonio Vivaldi
Genre: Baroque, classical
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Genre: Classical
Johann Christian Bach
Genre: Classical
Started: 2002
Lead by James Murphy
LCD introduced Childish Gambino to the electronic rock genre. This genre influenced him to create hit songs like Redbone, Sober and 53.49.
Funkadelic
Genre: Funk, psychedelic funk, funk rock, psychedelic rock
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (see end of "Outkast" web for more information)
Genre: Doo-Wop and Rock & Roll
Formed by George Clinton
Started in 1968
Funkadelic introduced Gambino to the genre of funk and psychedelic music.
Funkadelic had a huge influence on Gambino's album, "Awaken, My Love!". Songs such as Boogieman, Zombies, Redbone, California and Stand Tall were all influenced by the funkadelic genre.
Outkast
Genre: Hip Hop
Funkadelic (see "Funkadelic" for facts)
Genre: Funk, psychedelic funk, funk rock, psychedelic rock
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Genre: Doo-Wop and Rock & Roll
Started: 1954
Original Members: Jimmy Merchant, Herman Santiago, Frankie Lymon, Joe Negroni and Sherman Garnes
Started: 1992
Members: André 3000
Big Boi
Outkast influenced Gambino's hip hop songs. Majority of Gambino's music is hip hop. Outkast influenced Childish Gambino to make songs like Bonfire, IV Sweatpants and Heartbeat.