◇ image via WikipediaInez Andrews
Inez Andrews is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of James Cleveland, Albertina Walker, Mahalia Jackson, Marion Williams and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Those roots explain a lot about how Inez Andrews arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Albertina Walker, Carlton Pearson, The Canton Spirituals and Clara Ward, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aretha Franklin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Inez Andrews, reaching back through James Cleveland and forward to Aretha Franklin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sister Inez Andrews, born Inez McConico and better known as Inez Andrews, was an American gospel singer, who was noted for her powerful, wide-ranging voice. The Chicago Tribune stated that "Andrews' throaty contralto made her low notes thunder, while the enormous range of her instrument enabled her to reach stratospheric pitches without falsetto". Her dramatic delivery made her a charismatic presence in church and on stage."
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Inez Andrews grew out of James Cleveland, Albertina Walker, Mahalia Jackson and Marion Williams, shares an orbit with Albertina Walker, Carlton Pearson, The Canton Spirituals and Clara Ward, went on to shape Aretha Franklin. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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