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Charles Pitts

Funk
Funk

Charles Pitts is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Bo Diddley, James Brown and Otis Redding. Those roots explain a lot about how Charles Pitts arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Isaac Hayes, Gene Chandler, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and The Isley Brothers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Charles Pitts, reaching back through Bo Diddley and forward to Isaac Hayes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Charles PittsBo DiddleyJames BrownOtis ReddingIsaac HayesGene ChandlerWilson PickettSam & DaveThe Isley BrothersRufus ThomasThe TempreesThe Soul Children

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Charles Pitts connections

Charles Pitts grew out of Bo Diddley, James Brown and Otis Redding, went on to shape Isaac Hayes, Gene Chandler, Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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