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Mary Wells is a Disco and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of The Olympics, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Womack & Womack, Diana Ross and the Supremes and Lou Courtney. Those roots explain a lot about how Mary Wells arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Dells, Eddie Holland, The Four Tops and The Contours, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dionne Warwick, The Temptations, Martha Reeves, Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 63 connections around Mary Wells, reaching back through The Olympics and forward to Dionne Warwick. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Mary Wells connections
Mary Wells grew out of The Olympics, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Womack & Womack and Diana Ross and the Supremes, shares an orbit with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Dells, Eddie Holland and The Four Tops, went on to shape Dionne Warwick, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and Rod Stewart. 63 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mary Wells
Sounds and acts that shaped Mary Wells.
Artists similar to Mary Wells
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mary Wells.
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- The Dellsartist
- Eddie Hollandartist
- The Four Topsartist
- The Contoursartist
- The Supremesartist
- Brenton Woodartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- The Originalsartist
- Martha and the Vandellasartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- Barbara Lynnartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- James & Bobby Purifyartist
- The Chiffonsartist
- The Driftersartist
- Little Anthony & the Imperialsartist
- The Intrudersartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Barbara Lewisartist
- Chuck Jacksonartist
- Martha Reeves And The Vandellasartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Gene Chandlerartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
Bands Mary Wells shaped
Where the influence of Mary Wells travelled next.
- Dionne Warwickartist
- The Temptationsartist
- Martha Reevesartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- Aretha Franklinartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
- Anita Bakerartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Little Richardartist
- Ann Peeblesartist
- Margo Smithartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Gene Chandlerartist
- Jeanie Tracyartist
- Brenda Hollowayartist
- J.J. Jacksonartist
- The Supremesartist
- Berry Gordyartist
- Martha and the Vandellasartist
- Sister Sledgeartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Jackie DeShannonartist
- Diana Rossartist
- Mary Wilsonartist
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