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Berry Gordy

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HouseRhythm and bluesRock

Berry Gordy is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Marv Johnson, Bobby Parker and Mary Wells. Those roots explain a lot about how Berry Gordy arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Blood, Sweat & Tears, Jackie Wilson, The Miracles, The Jackson 5 and The Supremes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Berry Gordy, reaching back through Jackie Wilson and forward to Blood, Sweat & Tears. 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
Berry GordyJackie WilsonEtta JamesMarv JohnsonBobby ParkerMary WellsThe MarvelettesRare EarthBillie HolidayBlood, Sweat & TearsJackie WilsonThe MiraclesThe Jackson 5The SupremesMarvin GayeThe TemptationsThe Four Tops

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Berry Gordy connections

Berry Gordy grew out of Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Marv Johnson and Bobby Parker, went on to shape Blood, Sweat & Tears, Jackie Wilson, The Miracles and The Jackson 5. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Sounds and acts that shaped Berry Gordy.

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