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Linda Jones

Linda Jones is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jerry Butler and The Impressions. Those roots explain a lot about how Linda Jones arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Maxine Brown, Tyrone Davis, Darrell Banks, Barbara Acklin and Betty Everett, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Black Ivory, The Rascals, Melba Moore, Naughty By Nature and Freddie Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Linda Jones, reaching back through Jerry Butler and forward to Black Ivory. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Linda Jones was an American soul singer with a strong gospel-influenced style who had the 1967 top 10 R&B hit single, "Hypnotized".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Linda JonesJerry ButlerThe ImpressionsBlack IvoryThe RascalsMelba MooreNaughty By NatureFreddie JacksonSkyyFrank SinatraDionne WarwickMaxine BrownTyrone DavisDarrell BanksBarbara AcklinBetty EverettEdwin StarrThe ContoursJackie Moore

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Linda Jones connections

Linda Jones grew out of Jerry Butler and The Impressions, shares an orbit with Maxine Brown, Tyrone Davis, Darrell Banks and Barbara Acklin, went on to shape Black Ivory, The Rascals, Melba Moore and Naughty By Nature. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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