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Gladys Knight & the Pips is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Eugene McDaniels, Sam Dees, McFadden & Whitehead and Blue Magic. Those roots explain a lot about how Gladys Knight & the Pips arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Spinners, The Supremes and Diana Ross and the Supremes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Latimore, G.I.T.: Get It Together, James Cleveland, Claudia Lennear and Jennifer Hudson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Gladys Knight & the Pips, reaching back through Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and forward to Latimore. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Gladys Knight & the Pips connections
Gladys Knight & the Pips grew out of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Eugene McDaniels, Sam Dees and McFadden & Whitehead, shares an orbit with The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Spinners and The Supremes, went on to shape Latimore, G.I.T.: Get It Together, James Cleveland and Claudia Lennear. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Gladys Knight & the Pips
Sounds and acts that shaped Gladys Knight & the Pips.
- Smokey Robinson and The Miraclesartist
- Eugene McDanielsartist
- Sam Deesartist
- McFadden & Whiteheadartist
- Blue Magicartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Valerie Simpsonartist
- Shirley Ellisartist
- R. Dean Taylorartist
- Jackie Wilsonartist
- Sam Cookeartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Kris Kristoffersonartist
- Kenny Rogersartist
- Bobby "Blue" Blandartist
- Norman Whitfieldartist
- Sammi Smithartist
- At Last!artist
- Bob Babbittartist
- Gene McDanielsartist
- Don Covayartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Curtis Mayfieldartist
- Berry Gordyartist
- Gloria Jonesartist
- I Heard It Through the Grapevineartist
- The Shirellesartist
- Barrett Strongartist
- Van McCoyartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- The Miraclesartist
- Jimmy Ruffinartist
Artists similar to Gladys Knight & the Pips
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Gladys Knight & the Pips.
- The Four Topsartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- The Spinnersartist
- The Supremesartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- Dionne Warwickartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- The Manhattansartist
- The Contoursartist
- David Ruffinartist
- Rufusartist
- Labelleartist
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