◇ image via WikipediaLinda 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, Gene Chandler, Tyrone Davis, The Dells and Darrell Banks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Freddie Jackson, The Rascals, Melba Moore, Naughty By Nature and Black Ivory, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Linda Jones, reaching back through Jerry Butler and forward to Freddie Jackson. 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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Linda Jones connections
Linda Jones grew out of Jerry Butler and The Impressions, shares an orbit with Maxine Brown, Gene Chandler, Tyrone Davis and The Dells, went on to shape Freddie Jackson, The Rascals, Melba Moore and Naughty By Nature. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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