◇ image via WikipediaDoris Akers
Doris Akers is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Mahalia Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how Doris Akers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Clara Ward, Heritage Singers, Crystal Lewis, George Beverly Shea and Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Billy Preston and Inez Andrews, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Doris Akers, reaching back through Mahalia Jackson and forward to Billy Preston. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Doris Mae Akers was an American gospel music composer, arranger and singer who is considered to be "one of the most underrated gospel composers of the 20th century [who] wrote more than 500 songs". Known for her work with the Sky Pilot Choir, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Doris Akers grew out of Mahalia Jackson, shares an orbit with Clara Ward, Heritage Singers, Crystal Lewis and George Beverly Shea, went on to shape Billy Preston and Inez Andrews. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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