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Honey Cone is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Here Comes the Rain Again, Chairmen Of The Board, The Ikettes, Martha and the Vandellas and The Marvelettes. Those roots explain a lot about how Honey Cone arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Freda Payne, Chairmen Of The Board, Joe Simon, King Floyd and The Friends of Distinction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ray Parker Jr. and Tramaine Hawkins, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Honey Cone, reaching back through Here Comes the Rain Again and forward to Ray Parker Jr.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Honey Cone is an American R&B and soul girl group. Originally formed by lead singer Edna Wright with Carolyn Willis and Shelly Clark in 1968. They are known for their number-one Billboard Hot 100 single, "Want Ads". Honey Cone were the premier female group for Hot Wax Records, operated by Holland–Dozier–Holland after they had departed from Motown Records.
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Honey Cone connections
Honey Cone grew out of Here Comes the Rain Again, Chairmen Of The Board, The Ikettes and Martha and the Vandellas, shares an orbit with Freda Payne, Chairmen Of The Board, Joe Simon and King Floyd, went on to shape Ray Parker Jr. and Tramaine Hawkins. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Chairmen Of The Boardartist
- Joe Simonartist
- King Floydartist
- The Friends of Distinctionartist
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- The Momentsartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- The Stylisticsartist
- The Dellsartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Average White Bandartist
- The Emotionsartist
- David Ruffinartist
- Ike & Tina Turnerartist
- Willie Hutchartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- Barbara Acklinartist
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notesartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Brenda & The Tabulationsartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
- Tyrone Davisartist
- The J.B.'sartist
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