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Edwin Starr is a House act. Their sound grew out of Taana Gardner, Barrett Strong, American Boy, Bob Babbitt and Debbie Dean. Those roots explain a lot about how Edwin Starr arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Contours, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and The Chi-Lites, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Utah Saints, Black Merda, All Directions, Dennis Coffey and Spike Edney, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Edwin Starr, reaching back through Taana Gardner and forward to Utah Saints. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Charles Edwin Hatcher, known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War".
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Edwin Starr connections
Edwin Starr grew out of Taana Gardner, Barrett Strong, American Boy and Bob Babbitt, shares an orbit with The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Contours and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, went on to shape Utah Saints, Black Merda, All Directions and Dennis Coffey. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Edwin Starr
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Artists similar to Edwin Starr
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Edwin Starr.
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- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- The Contoursartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- The Originalsartist
- Rare Earthartist
- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
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- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- The Supremesartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- The J.B.'sartist
- David Ruffinartist
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