◇ image via WikipediaMerry Clayton
Merry Clayton is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of The Acid Queen, It's in His Kiss, Eugene McDaniels, Tata Vega and Gene McDaniels. Those roots explain a lot about how Merry Clayton arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bruce Channel, Roberta Flack, Clarence Carter, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Ike & Tina Turner, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Linda Ronstadt, Tori Amos, Neil Young, Bobby Darin and Betty Everett, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Merry Clayton, reaching back through The Acid Queen and forward to Linda Ronstadt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Merry Clayton connections
Merry Clayton grew out of The Acid Queen, It's in His Kiss, Eugene McDaniels and Tata Vega, shares an orbit with Bruce Channel, Roberta Flack, Clarence Carter and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, went on to shape Linda Ronstadt, Tori Amos, Neil Young and Bobby Darin. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Merry Clayton
Sounds and acts that shaped Merry Clayton.
Artists similar to Merry Clayton
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Merry Clayton.
- Bruce Channelartist
- Roberta Flackartist
- Clarence Carterartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Ike & Tina Turnerartist
- Otis Reddingartist
- Dionne Warwickartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Barbara Lewisartist
- Baby Hueyartist
- Maxine Brownartist
- The Contoursartist
- Gwen McCraeartist
- The Supremesartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Isaac Hayesartist
Bands Merry Clayton shaped
Where the influence of Merry Clayton travelled next.
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- Tori Amosartist
- Neil Youngartist
- Bobby Darinartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Ray Charlesartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Ringo Starrartist
- Lynyrd Skynyrdartist
- The Blackbyrdsartist
- Della Reeseartist
- Eric Carmenartist
- Spartaartist
- G. Love & Special Sauceartist
- Brown Sugarartist
- Phil Ochsartist
- Burt Bacharachartist
- Tom Jonesartist
- Joe Cockerartist
- Carole Kingartist
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