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Frank Wilson

Frank Wilson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Norman Whitfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Frank Wilson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Darrell Banks, The Contours, Al Wilson, Edwin Starr and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Eddie Kendricks, Lenny Williams, Alton McClain & Destiny, Brenda Holloway and Marvin Gaye, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Frank Wilson, reaching back through Norman Whitfield and forward to Eddie Kendricks. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Frank Edward Wilson was an American songwriter, singer, and record producer for Motown Records.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Frank WilsonNorman WhitfieldEddie KendricksLenny WilliamsAlton McClain & Dest…Brenda HollowayMarvin GayeThe SupremesThe MiraclesThe Four TopsDarrell BanksThe ContoursAl WilsonEdwin StarrMartha Reeves & The …The Four TopsChairmen Of The BoardShirley Ellis

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Frank Wilson connections

Frank Wilson grew out of Norman Whitfield, shares an orbit with Darrell Banks, The Contours, Al Wilson and Edwin Starr, went on to shape Eddie Kendricks, Lenny Williams, Alton McClain & Destiny and Brenda Holloway. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Frank Wilson

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