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Sonny & Cher

Alternative rock
Alternative rock

Sonny & Cher is a Alternative rock act. Their sound grew out of Carol Kaye, Cher, Dr. John, The Ronettes and The Righteous Brothers. Those roots explain a lot about how Sonny & Cher arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Herman's Hermits, The Righteous Brothers, Cliff Richard, The Seekers and The Archies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Telex, Redbone, Buffalo Springfield, Patty Pravo and Toto, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Sonny & Cher, reaching back through Carol Kaye and forward to Telex. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Sonny & CherCarol KayeCherDr. JohnThe RonettesThe Righteous BrothersDarlene LoveBill MedleyThe BeatlesTelexRedboneBuffalo SpringfieldPatty PravoTotoMarianne FaithfullCherHerman's HermitsThe Righteous BrothersCliff RichardThe SeekersThe ArchiesManfred MannThe Box TopsScott McKenzie

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Sonny & Cher connections

Sonny & Cher grew out of Carol Kaye, Cher, Dr. John and The Ronettes, shares an orbit with Herman's Hermits, The Righteous Brothers, Cliff Richard and The Seekers, went on to shape Telex, Redbone, Buffalo Springfield and Patty Pravo. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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