Starverb
◇ image via Wikipedia
Artist

Brook Benton

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Brook Benton is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Ray Stevens, Think Twice, Dinah Washington, Joe South and Tony Joe White. Those roots explain a lot about how Brook Benton arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Drifters, Percy Sledge, Fats Domino, Marv Johnson and King Curtis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sonny James, The Silvertones, The Persuasions, Timi Yuro and The Rimshots, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Brook Benton, reaching back through Ray Stevens and forward to Sonny James. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Listen
Listen on Spotify
Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Brook BentonRay StevensThink TwiceDinah WashingtonJoe SouthTony Joe WhiteSonny JamesThe SilvertonesThe PersuasionsTimi YuroThe RimshotsDennis BrownBen E. KingRandy CrawfordThe DriftersPercy SledgeFats DominoMarv JohnsonKing CurtisJimmy JonesThe Four TopsThe Righteous Brothers

Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.

Brook Benton connections

Brook Benton grew out of Ray Stevens, Think Twice, Dinah Washington and Joe South, shares an orbit with The Drifters, Percy Sledge, Fats Domino and Marv Johnson, went on to shape Sonny James, The Silvertones, The Persuasions and Timi Yuro. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next

Shapes the roadmap
  • Music Personality

    Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.

  • Quizzes & badges

    Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.

  • Friend / taste matching

    Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.

  • Gaps

    Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.