◇ 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 Major Lance, Betty Everett, Darrell Banks, Lou Johnson and Al Wilson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sam Cooke, Ben E. King, The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presley and The Persuasions, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Roy Hamilton, reaching back through Cynthia Weil and forward to Sam Cooke. 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 Major Lance, Betty Everett, Darrell Banks and Lou Johnson, went on to shape Sam Cooke, Ben E. King, The Righteous Brothers and Elvis Presley. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Roy Hamilton
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Artists similar to Roy Hamilton
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- Eddie Holmanartist
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- Barbara Acklinartist
- Willie Mitchellartist
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