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The Ad Libs

The Ad Libs is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Van McCoy and Ellie Greenwich. Those roots explain a lot about how The Ad Libs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Betty Everett, The Chiffons, Jackie DeShannon, The Exciters and Shelley Fabares, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brian Wilson, The Manhattan Transfer and The Beach Boys, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around The Ad Libs, reaching back through Van McCoy and forward to Brian Wilson. 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
The Ad LibsVan McCoyEllie GreenwichBrian WilsonThe Manhattan TransferThe Beach BoysBetty EverettThe ChiffonsJackie DeShannonThe ExcitersShelley FabaresMartha Reeves & The …Dee Dee WarwickLou Christie

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The Ad Libs connections

The Ad Libs grew out of Van McCoy and Ellie Greenwich, shares an orbit with Betty Everett, The Chiffons, Jackie DeShannon and The Exciters, went on to shape Brian Wilson, The Manhattan Transfer and The Beach Boys. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Ad Libs

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Ad Libs.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Ad Libs.

Bands The Ad Libs shaped

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