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Brown Sugar is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Richard Berry, Phil Spector, Ray Charles, Humble Pie and B.B. King. Those roots explain a lot about how Brown Sugar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Louisa Mark, Circle Jerks and Bitty McLean, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Free, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Brown Sugar, reaching back through Richard Berry and forward to Free. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Clydie Mae King was an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist. King also recorded solo under her name. In the 1970s, she recorded as Brown Sugar, and her single "Loneliness " reached No. 44 on the Billboard R&B charts in 1973.
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Brown Sugar connections
Brown Sugar grew out of Richard Berry, Phil Spector, Ray Charles and Humble Pie, shares an orbit with Louisa Mark, Circle Jerks and Bitty McLean, went on to shape Free. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Brown Sugar
Sounds and acts that shaped Brown Sugar.
- Richard Berryartist
- Phil Spectorartist
- Ray Charlesartist
- Humble Pieartist
- B.B. Kingartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Steely Danartist
- Barbra Streisandartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Joe Cockerartist
- Dickey Bettsartist
- Joe Walshartist
- Merry Claytonartist
- Lynyrd Skynyrdartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- The Supremesartist
- Martha Reeves And The Vandellasartist
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