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Betty Everett is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Jerry Butler, It's in His Kiss, Johnny Pate, Van McCoy and Merry Clayton. Those roots explain a lot about how Betty Everett arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Barbara Acklin, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Barbara Lewis, The Chiffons and Major Lance, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Sweet Inspirations, Elliott Yamin, Cher, Gladys Knight and The Impressions, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Betty Everett, reaching back through Jerry Butler and forward to The Sweet Inspirations. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Betty Jean Everett was an American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "Shoop Shoop Song ", and her duet "Let It Be Me" with Jerry Butler.
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Betty Everett connections
Betty Everett grew out of Jerry Butler, It's in His Kiss, Johnny Pate and Van McCoy, shares an orbit with Barbara Acklin, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Barbara Lewis and The Chiffons, went on to shape The Sweet Inspirations, Elliott Yamin, Cher and Gladys Knight. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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