Foreigner
USA, 1976–now
Anglo-American band formed in New York in 1976 by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm — half English, half American, and the sound deliberately so. 'Cold as Ice' and 'I Want to Know What Love Is' made them one of the defining acts of album rock radio.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Foreigner and 0 artists Foreigner influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Foreigner?
- Marvin Gaye — The American half of a deliberately mid-Atlantic band. Jones set out to put blues and R&B inside British rock, and Motown is what both he and Gramm were listening to.