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Richard Berry

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Richard Berry is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of The Blossoms, Michel Berger, Chuck Berry, Frank Sinatra and Here's Little Richard. Those roots explain a lot about how Richard Berry arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bo Diddley, Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, Fats Domino and The James Hunter Six, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thickfreakness, Fat Boys, Motörhead, The Black Keys and The Sisters of Mercy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Richard Berry, reaching back through The Blossoms and forward to Thickfreakness. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Richard Berry Jr. was an American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including the Flairs and the Robins.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Richard BerryThe BlossomsMichel BergerChuck BerryFrank SinatraHere's Little RichardThickfreaknessFat BoysMotörheadThe Black KeysThe Sisters of MercyElektrični OrgazamThe SonicsThe KingsmenBo DiddleyLouis JordanBig Joe TurnerFats DominoThe James Hunter SixPercy MayfieldBobby "Blue" BlandRosco Gordon

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Richard Berry connections

Richard Berry grew out of The Blossoms, Michel Berger, Chuck Berry and Frank Sinatra, shares an orbit with Bo Diddley, Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner and Fats Domino, went on to shape Thickfreakness, Fat Boys, Motörhead and The Black Keys. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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