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Esther Phillips

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Esther Phillips is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Dinah Washington, Odyssey and Mort Garson. Those roots explain a lot about how Esther Phillips arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Irma Thomas, Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington, Donny Hathaway and Etta James, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dana Fuchs, China Moses and Yurie Kokubu, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Esther Phillips, reaching back through Dinah Washington and forward to Dana Fuchs. 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
Esther PhillipsDinah WashingtonOdysseyMort GarsonDana FuchsChina MosesYurie KokubuIrma ThomasNancy WilsonDinah WashingtonDonny HathawayEtta JamesKing CurtisBarbara LewisO.V. Wright

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Esther Phillips connections

Esther Phillips grew out of Dinah Washington, Odyssey and Mort Garson, shares an orbit with Irma Thomas, Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington and Donny Hathaway, went on to shape Dana Fuchs, China Moses and Yurie Kokubu. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Esther Phillips

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Sounds and acts that shaped Esther Phillips.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Esther Phillips.

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