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Labelle

Labelle is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Meters, Tower of Power, Wilson Pickett, Elton John and Aretha Franklin. Those roots explain a lot about how Labelle arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rufus, Ashford & Simpson, The Hues Corporation, Diana Ross and Rose Royce, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Supremes, Gilla, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones and Taana Gardner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Labelle, reaching back through The Meters and forward to The Supremes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Labelle was an American band that originated out of The Blue Belles, a girl group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The original act was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl bands in the area around Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, and Trenton, in New Jersey: The Ordettes and The Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former, then later changing their name to The Blue Belles. The founding members were Patti LaBelle, Cindy Birdsong, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash.

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LabelleThe MetersTower of PowerWilson PickettElton JohnAretha FranklinThe WhoLaura NyroDusty SpringfieldThe SupremesGillaKeith RichardsThe Rolling StonesTaana GardnerCindy BirdsongNona HendryxSarah DashRufusAshford & SimpsonThe Hues CorporationDiana RossRose RoyceA Taste of HoneyBrothers JohnsonThe Spinners

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Labelle connections

Labelle grew out of The Meters, Tower of Power, Wilson Pickett and Elton John, shares an orbit with Rufus, Ashford & Simpson, The Hues Corporation and Diana Ross, went on to shape The Supremes, Gilla, Keith Richards and The Rolling Stones. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Labelle

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Labelle.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Labelle.

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