Lee Dorsey
Lee Dorsey is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Fats Domino, The Meters, Allen Toussaint and Earl King. Those roots explain a lot about how Lee Dorsey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Betty Harris, Ernie K-Doe, Clarence Carter, Eddie Bo and King Floyd, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into James Brown, The Clash, Jerry Lee Lewis, King Floyd and The Pointer Sisters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Lee Dorsey, reaching back through Fats Domino and forward to James Brown. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Lee Dorsey connections
Lee Dorsey grew out of Fats Domino, The Meters, Allen Toussaint and Earl King, shares an orbit with Betty Harris, Ernie K-Doe, Clarence Carter and Eddie Bo, went on to shape James Brown, The Clash, Jerry Lee Lewis and King Floyd. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Ernie K-Doeartist
- Clarence Carterartist
- Eddie Boartist
- King Floydartist
- Major Lanceartist
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- Irma Thomasartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
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- King Curtisartist
- Betty Everettartist
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- Jimmy Hughesartist
- Bobby Charlesartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Sly & The Family Stoneartist
- Clarence "Frogman" Henryartist
- Barbara Lynnartist
- Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandartist
- Fats Dominoartist
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