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Bert Berns

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Bert Berns is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Marv Johnson. Those roots explain a lot about how Bert Berns arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Nick Waterhouse, The Chiffons, Piece of My Heart, The Isley Brothers and The Exciters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Bert Berns, reaching back through Marv Johnson and forward to Nick Waterhouse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Bertrand Russell Berns, also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. His songwriting credits include "Twist and Shout", "Piece of My Heart", "Here Comes the Night", "Hang on Sloopy", "Cry to Me", "Tell Him" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", and his productions include "Baby, Please Don't Go", "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Under the Boardwalk".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Bert BernsMarv JohnsonNick WaterhouseThe ChiffonsPiece of My HeartThe Isley BrothersThe ExcitersSolomon BurkeGarnet MimmsGene Pitney

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Bert Berns connections

Bert Berns grew out of Marv Johnson, went on to shape Nick Waterhouse, The Chiffons, Piece of My Heart and The Isley Brothers. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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