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Marlena Shaw

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Marlena Shaw is a House act. Their sound grew out of Ashford & Simpson, Miles, The 5th Dimension, Phil Upchurch and Nancy Wilson. Those roots explain a lot about how Marlena Shaw arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gwen McCrae, Nancy Wilson, Donny Hathaway, Rufus and The Dramatics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boys Town Gang, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Marlena Shaw, reaching back through Ashford & Simpson and forward to Boys Town Gang. 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
Marlena ShawAshford & SimpsonMilesThe 5th DimensionPhil UpchurchNancy WilsonJohnny BristolFrederick KnightLeo's SunshippBoys Town GangGwen McCraeNancy WilsonDonny HathawayRufusThe DramaticsAverage White BandThe J.B.'sIsaac Hayes

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Marlena Shaw connections

Marlena Shaw grew out of Ashford & Simpson, Miles, The 5th Dimension and Phil Upchurch, shares an orbit with Gwen McCrae, Nancy Wilson, Donny Hathaway and Rufus, went on to shape Boys Town Gang. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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