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Gene McDaniels

Gene McDaniels is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Burt Bacharach. Those roots explain a lot about how Gene McDaniels arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bobby Vee, The Drifters, Jackie DeShannon, The Chiffons and Dionne Warwick, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Earl Sweatshirt, Phyllis Hyman, Les McCann, Eddie Harris and Roberta Flack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Gene McDaniels, reaching back through Burt Bacharach and forward to Earl Sweatshirt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Eugene Booker McDaniels was an American singer, producer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, reaching number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" and number five with "Tower of Strength", both hits in 1961. He had continued success as a songwriter with "Compared to What".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Gene McDanielsBurt BacharachEarl SweatshirtPhyllis HymanLes McCannEddie HarrisRoberta FlackRay CharlesDella ReeseJohn LegendBobby VeeThe DriftersJackie DeShannonThe ChiffonsDionne WarwickLou ChristieBobby VintonTommy Edwards

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Gene McDaniels connections

Gene McDaniels grew out of Burt Bacharach, shares an orbit with Bobby Vee, The Drifters, Jackie DeShannon and The Chiffons, went on to shape Earl Sweatshirt, Phyllis Hyman, Les McCann and Eddie Harris. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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