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Archie Bell & the Drells

Funk
Funk

Archie Bell & the Drells is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of B.B. King. Those roots explain a lot about how Archie Bell & the Drells arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jean Carn, Edwin Starr, The Spinners, Barbara Lynn and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Archie Bell & the Drells, reaching back through B.B. King. 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
Archie Bell & the DrellsB.B. KingJean CarnEdwin StarrThe SpinnersBarbara LynnJr. Walker & The All…The Bar-KaysDarrell BanksMcFadden & Whitehead

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Archie Bell & the Drells connections

Archie Bell & the Drells grew out of B.B. King, shares an orbit with Jean Carn, Edwin Starr, The Spinners and Barbara Lynn. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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