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Lonnie Smith

Funk
Funk

Lonnie Smith is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of The New Mastersounds and Ronnie Cuber. Those roots explain a lot about how Lonnie Smith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reuben Wilson, Jack McDuff, Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, Richard "Groove" Holmes and Soulive, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Speak Low, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Lonnie Smith, reaching back through The New Mastersounds and forward to Speak Low. 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
Lonnie SmithThe New MastersoundsRonnie CuberSpeak LowReuben WilsonJack McDuffGene Harris & The Th…Richard "Groove" Hol…SouliveCharlie HunterEddie HendersonJohnny Hammond

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Lonnie Smith connections

Lonnie Smith grew out of The New Mastersounds and Ronnie Cuber, shares an orbit with Reuben Wilson, Jack McDuff, Gene Harris & The Three Sounds and Richard "Groove" Holmes, went on to shape Speak Low. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Lonnie Smith

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Sounds and acts that shaped Lonnie Smith.

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