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David Porter

David Porter is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how David Porter arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Sweet Inspirations, Frederick Knight, Isaac Hayes, O.V. Wright and The Emotions, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sam & Dave, Mariah Carey, Will Smith, The Notorious B.I.G. and Aretha Franklin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around David Porter, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Sam & Dave. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

David Porter is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
David PorterThe BeatlesSam & DaveMariah CareyWill SmithThe Notorious B.I.G.Aretha FranklinJames BrownCéline DionOtis ReddingThe Sweet InspirationsFrederick KnightIsaac HayesO.V. WrightThe EmotionsWillie MitchellThe Bar-KaysThe Mar-Keys

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David Porter connections

David Porter grew out of The Beatles, shares an orbit with The Sweet Inspirations, Frederick Knight, Isaac Hayes and O.V. Wright, went on to shape Sam & Dave, Mariah Carey, Will Smith and The Notorious B.I.G.. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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