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Betty Harris

Betty Harris is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Solomon Burke. Those roots explain a lot about how Betty Harris arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eddie Bo, Ernie K-Doe, Irma Thomas, The Dramatics and Otis Clay, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John Paul Young and Freddie Scott, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Betty Harris, reaching back through Solomon Burke and forward to John Paul Young. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Betty Harris is an American soul singer. Her recording career in the 1960s produced three hit singles that made the U.S. Billboard R&B and Billboard Hot 100 charts: "Cry to Me" (1963), "His Kiss" (1964) and "Nearer to You" (1967). However, her reputation among soul music connoisseurs far exceeds her commercial success of the 1960s, and her recordings for the Jubilee and Sansu record labels are highly sought after in the 2000s by fans of Southern Soul, Northern soul and deep soul.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Betty HarrisSolomon BurkeJohn Paul YoungFreddie ScottEddie BoErnie K-DoeIrma ThomasThe DramaticsOtis ClaySugar Pie DeSantoBetty EverettThe Sweet Inspirations

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Betty Harris connections

Betty Harris grew out of Solomon Burke, shares an orbit with Eddie Bo, Ernie K-Doe, Irma Thomas and The Dramatics, went on to shape John Paul Young and Freddie Scott. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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