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Lyn Collins is a House act. Their sound grew out of The J.B.'s, Marva Whitney and James Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how Lyn Collins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The J.B.'s, Marva Whitney, Maceo & The Macks, The Bar-Kays and Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Malice n Wonderland, Pete Rock, Heavy D, R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece and Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Lyn Collins, reaching back through The J.B.'s and forward to Malice n Wonderland. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Gloria Lavern Collins, better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single, "Think ".
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Lyn Collins connections
Lyn Collins grew out of The J.B.'s, Marva Whitney and James Brown, shares an orbit with The J.B.'s, Marva Whitney, Maceo & The Macks and The Bar-Kays, went on to shape Malice n Wonderland, Pete Rock, Heavy D and R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Lyn Collins
Sounds and acts that shaped Lyn Collins.
Artists similar to Lyn Collins
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Lyn Collins.
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- The Jimmy Castor Bunchartist
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- Maceo Parkerartist
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- Donny Hathawayartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- Little Beaverartist
Bands Lyn Collins shaped
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