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Jerry Butler is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Rosco Gordon, Syreeta Wright, Gene Chandler, Syreeta and Johnny Bristol. Those roots explain a lot about how Jerry Butler arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tyrone Davis, The Chi-Lites, The Dramatics, The Drifters and The Four Tops, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Hives, Betty Everett, The Black Keys, Extra Texture (Read All About It) and Veni Vidi Vicious, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Jerry Butler, reaching back through Rosco Gordon and forward to The Hives. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jerry Butler connections
Jerry Butler grew out of Rosco Gordon, Syreeta Wright, Gene Chandler and Syreeta, shares an orbit with Tyrone Davis, The Chi-Lites, The Dramatics and The Drifters, went on to shape The Hives, Betty Everett, The Black Keys and Extra Texture (Read All About It). 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Jerry Butler
Sounds and acts that shaped Jerry Butler.
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