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Four Tops is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of France Joli, Tommy Edwards, R. Dean Taylor, Billy Eckstine and Tim Hardin. Those roots explain a lot about how Four Tops arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Supremes, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, The Spinners and Diana Ross and the Supremes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Bolton, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations, The Supremes and Marvin Gaye, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Four Tops, reaching back through France Joli and forward to Michael Bolton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Four Tops connections
Four Tops grew out of France Joli, Tommy Edwards, R. Dean Taylor and Billy Eckstine, shares an orbit with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Supremes, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and The Spinners, went on to shape Michael Bolton, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations and The Supremes. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Four Tops
Sounds and acts that shaped Four Tops.
Artists similar to Four Tops
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Four Tops.
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- The Supremesartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- The Contoursartist
- The Driftersartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Martha and the Vandellasartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- The Foundationsartist
- The Originalsartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- David Ruffinartist
Bands Four Tops shaped
Where the influence of Four Tops travelled next.
- Michael Boltonartist
- Martha and the Vandellasartist
- The Temptationsartist
- The Supremesartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
- The Jackson 5artist
- Rare Earthartist
- Diana Rossartist
- The Funk Brothersartist
- Martha Reevesartist
- Aretha Franklinartist
- Grover Washington Jr.artist
- Color Me Baddartist
- Carnival of Lightartist
- The Undisputed Truthartist
- Nick Kamenartist
- Engelbert Humperdinckartist
- Donnie Elbertartist
- Johnny Riversartist
- Gloria Gaynorartist
- Please Please Meartist
- Holland–Dozier–Hollandartist
- Tindersticksartist
- Kiki Deeartist
- The Miraclesartist
- The Marvelettesartist
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