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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, Lou Courtney, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Womack & Womack and Diana Ross and the Supremes. 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 Four Tops, The Contours, The Supremes and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ann Peebles, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt and Anita Baker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Mary Wells, reaching back through The Olympics and forward to Ann Peebles. 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, Lou Courtney, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and Womack & Womack, shares an orbit with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Four Tops, The Contours and The Supremes, went on to shape Ann Peebles, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin and Bonnie Raitt. 57 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 Four Topsartist
- The Contoursartist
- The Supremesartist
- 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 Driftersartist
- Little Anthony & the Imperialsartist
- The Intrudersartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Barbara Lewisartist
- Martha Reeves And The Vandellasartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
Bands Mary Wells shaped
Where the influence of Mary Wells travelled next.
- Ann Peeblesartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- Aretha Franklinartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
- Anita Bakerartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Little Richardartist
- 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
- The Temptationsartist
- Martha Reevesartist
- Dionne Warwickartist
- Rod Stewartartist
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