◇ image via WikipediaBob & Gene
Bob & Gene is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Sam Dees, Joe Bataan, Ralfi Pagan, The Altons and Little Beaver, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rick James and Sharon Jones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Bob & Gene and forward to Rick James. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bob & Gene is an American R&B, singing, songwriting, duo. The duo consists of Bobby Nunn and Eugene Coplin Jr. In 1967, in their home town of Buffalo, New York, the two teenagers started writing and recording original songs that were released locally on the MoDo records label.
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Bob & Gene shares an orbit with Sam Dees, Joe Bataan, Ralfi Pagan and The Altons, went on to shape Rick James and Sharon Jones. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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