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King Curtis

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HouseRhythm and blues

King Curtis is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Lester Young, Louis Jordan and Delaney & Bonnie. Those roots explain a lot about how King Curtis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The J.B.'s, Baby Huey, Donny Hathaway, Lou Rawls and Irma Thomas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Clarence Clemons, Atco Records and Aretha Franklin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around King Curtis, reaching back through Lester Young and forward to Stevie Wonder. 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
King CurtisLester YoungLouis JordanDelaney & BonnieStevie WonderLou ReedClarence ClemonsAtco RecordsAretha FranklinThe CoastersBuddy HollyLaVern BakerThe J.B.'sBaby HueyDonny HathawayLou RawlsIrma ThomasThe Ramsey Lewis TrioOtis ReddingPercy Sledge

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King Curtis connections

King Curtis grew out of Lester Young, Louis Jordan and Delaney & Bonnie, shares an orbit with The J.B.'s, Baby Huey, Donny Hathaway and Lou Rawls, went on to shape Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Clarence Clemons and Atco Records. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with King Curtis.

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