◇ image via WikipediaGrandpa Elliott
Grandpa Elliott is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Smokey Robinson, Fred Astaire, Curtis Mayfield and Keb' Mo'. Those roots explain a lot about how Grandpa Elliott arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Watermelon Slim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Temptations and The Dixie Cups, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Grandpa Elliott, reaching back through Smokey Robinson and forward to The Temptations. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Grandpa Elliott grew out of Smokey Robinson, Fred Astaire, Curtis Mayfield and Keb' Mo', shares an orbit with Watermelon Slim, went on to shape The Temptations and The Dixie Cups. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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