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Mable John

Mable John is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Motown and Billie Holiday. Those roots explain a lot about how Mable John arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Mar-Keys, Barbara Lynn, Jimmy Hughes, Sugar Pie DeSanto and Irma Thomas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ray Charles, Little Willie John, The Miracles, The Marvelettes and Martha and the Vandellas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Mable John, reaching back through Motown and forward to Ray Charles. 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
Mable JohnMotownBillie HolidayRay CharlesLittle Willie JohnThe MiraclesThe MarvelettesMartha and the Vande…The SupremesThe Mar-KeysBarbara LynnJimmy HughesSugar Pie DeSantoIrma ThomasOtis ReddingThe ContoursThe Bar-Kays

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Mable John connections

Mable John grew out of Motown and Billie Holiday, shares an orbit with The Mar-Keys, Barbara Lynn, Jimmy Hughes and Sugar Pie DeSanto, went on to shape Ray Charles, Little Willie John, The Miracles and The Marvelettes. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Mable John

Roots2

Sounds and acts that shaped Mable John.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mable John.

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Legacy6

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