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John Bettis

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

John Bettis is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Hoyt Axton, Ian & Sylvia, The Dillards and The Carpenters. Those roots explain a lot about how John Bettis arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Madonna, The Pointer Sisters and George Strait, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around John Bettis, reaching back through Hoyt Axton and forward to Michael Jackson. 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
John BettisHoyt AxtonIan & SylviaThe DillardsThe CarpentersMichael JacksonWhitney HoustonMadonnaThe Pointer SistersGeorge StraitRonnie MilsapLynn AndersonBarbara Mandrell

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John Bettis connections

John Bettis grew out of Hoyt Axton, Ian & Sylvia, The Dillards and The Carpenters, went on to shape Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Madonna and The Pointer Sisters. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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