◇ image via WikipediaBarrett Strong
Barrett Strong is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Harvey Fuqua. Those roots explain a lot about how Barrett Strong arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Contours, Edwin Starr, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Marv Johnson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hey Bulldog, With the Beatles, Melanie Martinez, Smokey Robinson and The Beatles, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Barrett Strong, reaching back through Harvey Fuqua and forward to Hey Bulldog. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Barrett Strong connections
Barrett Strong grew out of Harvey Fuqua, shares an orbit with The Contours, Edwin Starr, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, went on to shape Hey Bulldog, With the Beatles, Melanie Martinez and Smokey Robinson. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Artists similar to Barrett Strong
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Barrett Strong.
- The Contoursartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Marv Johnsonartist
- Betty Everettartist
- The Supremesartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Martha and the Vandellasartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- The Originalsartist
- Fats Dominoartist
- The Driftersartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- Ike & Tina Turnerartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
Bands Barrett Strong shaped
Where the influence of Barrett Strong travelled next.
- Hey Bulldogartist
- With the Beatlesartist
- Melanie Martinezartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- The Beatlesartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Led Zeppelinartist
- The Kingsmenartist
- Jerry Lee Lewisartist
- The Sonicsartist
- Buddy Guyartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Gladys Knight & the Pipsartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- The Undisputed Truthartist
- The Dellsartist
- The Temptationsartist
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