◇ image via WikipediaLuther Ingram
Luther Ingram is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Ike Turner. Those roots explain a lot about how Luther Ingram arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tyrone Davis, The Chi-Lites, Donny Hathaway, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and Bobby "Blue" Bland, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Barbara Mandrell, Millie Jackson, David Ruffin, Bobby "Blue" Bland and Rod Stewart, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Luther Ingram, reaching back through Ike Turner and forward to Barbara Mandrell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Luther Thomas Ingram was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. His most successful record, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 in 1972.
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Luther Ingram connections
Luther Ingram grew out of Ike Turner, shares an orbit with Tyrone Davis, The Chi-Lites, Donny Hathaway and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, went on to shape Barbara Mandrell, Millie Jackson, David Ruffin and Bobby "Blue" Bland. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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