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In the Ghetto is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Mac Davis. Those roots explain a lot about how In the Ghetto arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Oh Happy Day, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Candi Staton, Dolly Parton, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around In the Ghetto, reaching back through Mac Davis and forward to Candi Staton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"In the Ghetto" is a 1969 song written by Mac Davis and recorded by Elvis Presley. It was released in 1969 as a part of Presley's comeback album, From Elvis in Memphis, and was also released as a single, with "Any Day Now" as its B-side.
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In the Ghetto connections
In the Ghetto grew out of Mac Davis, shares an orbit with Oh Happy Day, went on to shape Candi Staton, Dolly Parton, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Reba McEntire. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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