◇ image via WikipediaRoy Hamilton
Roy Hamilton is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cynthia Weil, Reggie Young, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine and Perry Como. Those roots explain a lot about how Roy Hamilton arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Betty Everett, Darrell Banks, Lou Johnson, Al Wilson and Little Anthony & the Imperials, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ben E. King, The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke and The Persuasions, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Roy Hamilton, reaching back through Cynthia Weil and forward to Ben E. King. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Roy Hamilton was an American singer. By combining semi-classical technique with traditional black gospel feeling, he brought soul to Great American Songbook singing.
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Roy Hamilton connections
Roy Hamilton grew out of Cynthia Weil, Reggie Young, Nat King Cole and Billy Eckstine, shares an orbit with Betty Everett, Darrell Banks, Lou Johnson and Al Wilson, went on to shape Ben E. King, The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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