◇ image via WikipediaEartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jacques Morali, Violetta Villas and Garota de Ipanema. Those roots explain a lot about how Eartha Kitt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington and Perry Como, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steely Dan, Divine, Bronski Beat, Mélissa Laveaux and Tobi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Eartha Kitt, reaching back through Jacques Morali and forward to Steely Dan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby".
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Eartha Kitt connections
Eartha Kitt grew out of Jacques Morali, Violetta Villas and Garota de Ipanema, shares an orbit with Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Nancy Wilson and Dinah Washington, went on to shape Steely Dan, Divine, Bronski Beat and Mélissa Laveaux. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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