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Marilyn Monroe

Funk
Funk

Marilyn Monroe is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Jayne Mansfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Marilyn Monroe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Doris Day, Eartha Kitt, Peggy Lee, Patti Page and Connie Francis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Erasmo Carlos, Alaska Thunderfuck, Justyna Steczkowska, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 and Occidentali's Karma, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Marilyn Monroe, reaching back through Jayne Mansfield and forward to Erasmo Carlos. 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
Marilyn MonroeJayne MansfieldErasmo CarlosAlaska ThunderfuckJustyna SteczkowskaAlaska Thunderfuck 5…Occidentali's KarmaBetty WhoFour Seasons of LoveJayne MansfieldDoris DayEartha KittPeggy LeePatti PageConnie FrancisAl BowllyGene KellyDinah Washington

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Marilyn Monroe connections

Marilyn Monroe grew out of Jayne Mansfield, shares an orbit with Doris Day, Eartha Kitt, Peggy Lee and Patti Page, went on to shape Erasmo Carlos, Alaska Thunderfuck, Justyna Steczkowska and Alaska Thunderfuck 5000. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Marilyn Monroe

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Marilyn Monroe.

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