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Ethel Waters

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Ethel Waters is a Blues and Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Bessie Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Ethel Waters arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bessie Smith, Lucille Bogan, Alberta Hunter, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Dinah Washington, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tennessee Ernie Ford, Della Reese, Mildred Bailey, Helen Humes and Bertha "Chippie" Hill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Ethel Waters, reaching back through Bessie Smith and forward to Tennessee Ernie Ford. 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
Ethel WatersBessie SmithTennessee Ernie FordDella ReeseMildred BaileyHelen HumesBertha "Chippie" HillViola WillsBarbra StreisandSammy Davis Jr.Bessie SmithLucille BoganAlberta HunterSister Rosetta TharpeDinah WashingtonJelly Roll MortonMarion HarrisCab Calloway

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Ethel Waters connections

Ethel Waters grew out of Bessie Smith, shares an orbit with Bessie Smith, Lucille Bogan, Alberta Hunter and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, went on to shape Tennessee Ernie Ford, Della Reese, Mildred Bailey and Helen Humes. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ethel Waters

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Ethel Waters.

Artists similar to Ethel Waters

Kindred16

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ethel Waters.

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Legacy11

Where the influence of Ethel Waters travelled next.

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