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Aaron Neville

Funk
FunkRhythm and blues

Aaron Neville is a Funk and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Linda Ronstadt, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tower of Power, Kelly Willis and The Main Ingredient. Those roots explain a lot about how Aaron Neville arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Percy Sledge, The Drifters, Irma Thomas, Donny Hathaway and The Chi-Lites, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Trisha Yearwood, Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples, Chris Botti and David Sanborn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Aaron Neville, reaching back through Linda Ronstadt and forward to Trisha Yearwood. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Aaron NevilleLinda RonstadtThe Blind Boys of Al…Tower of PowerKelly WillisThe Main IngredientThe Tony Rich ProjectAdrian GurvitzDaryl HallTrisha YearwoodChaka KhanMavis StaplesChris BottiDavid SanbornArt NevilleJimmy BuffettThe MetersPercy SledgeThe DriftersIrma ThomasDonny HathawayThe Chi-LitesRay CharlesBarry WhiteEtta James

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Aaron Neville connections

Aaron Neville grew out of Linda Ronstadt, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tower of Power and Kelly Willis, shares an orbit with Percy Sledge, The Drifters, Irma Thomas and Donny Hathaway, went on to shape Trisha Yearwood, Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples and Chris Botti. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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