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Hubert Laws

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Hubert Laws is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Larry Dunn, Freddie Hubbard and Cymbaline. Those roots explain a lot about how Hubert Laws arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Herbie Mann, Freddie Hubbard, The Crusaders, Gary Bartz and Ronnie Foster, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bobbi Humphrey, Debra Laws, Morcheeba, Roxanne Seeman and Jimmy Owens, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Hubert Laws, reaching back through Larry Dunn and forward to Bobbi Humphrey. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Hubert LawsLarry DunnFreddie HubbardCymbalineBobbi HumphreyDebra LawsMorcheebaRoxanne SeemanJimmy OwensJohn BeasleyHerbie MannFreddie HubbardThe CrusadersGary BartzRonnie FosterLonnie Liston Smith …George BensonLonnie Liston Smith

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Hubert Laws connections

Hubert Laws grew out of Larry Dunn, Freddie Hubbard and Cymbaline, shares an orbit with Herbie Mann, Freddie Hubbard, The Crusaders and Gary Bartz, went on to shape Bobbi Humphrey, Debra Laws, Morcheeba and Roxanne Seeman. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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