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Arthur Conley

Arthur Conley is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rick Hall, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. Those roots explain a lot about how Arthur Conley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Percy Sledge, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band and Betty Everett, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Groove, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Arthur Conley, reaching back through Rick Hall and forward to The Groove. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Arthur Lee Conley, also known in later years as Lee Roberts, was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Arthur ConleyRick HallOtis ReddingSam CookeThe GroovePercy SledgeThe Four TopsMartha Reeves & The …Charles Wright & The…Betty EverettEdwin StarrJames & Bobby PurifyThe Contours

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Arthur Conley connections

Arthur Conley grew out of Rick Hall, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, shares an orbit with Percy Sledge, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, went on to shape The Groove. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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