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R. Dean Taylor

R. Dean Taylor is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Al Wilson, The Contours, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Edwin Starr and The Originals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Barrington Levy, The Marvelettes, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Golden Earring and The Fall, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around R. Dean Taylor and forward to Barrington Levy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Richard Dean Taylor was a Canadian musician, most notable as a singer, songwriter, and record producer for Motown during the 1960s and 1970s. According to Jason Ankeny, Taylor was "one of the most underrated acts ever to record under the Motown aegis."

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
R. Dean TaylorBarrington LevyThe MarvelettesGladys Knight & the …Golden EarringThe FallThe SupremesThe TemptationsFour TopsAl WilsonThe ContoursMartha Reeves & The …Edwin StarrThe OriginalsThe Four TopsJr. Walker & The All…Shirley Ellis

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R. Dean Taylor connections

R. Dean Taylor shares an orbit with Al Wilson, The Contours, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Edwin Starr, went on to shape Barrington Levy, The Marvelettes, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Golden Earring. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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