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The Archies

Garage rock
Garage rock

The Archies is a Garage rock act. Their sound grew out of The Turtles, The Monkees, The Box Tops, Wilson Pickett and The Zombies. Those roots explain a lot about how The Archies arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Herman's Hermits, B.J. Thomas, The Foundations, Bobby Vee and Frankie Valli, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into XTC, Stars on 45, Self, Crocodiles and Junior Byles, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around The Archies, reaching back through The Turtles and forward to XTC. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Archies are an American fictional rock band featured in media produced by, and related to, Archie Comics. They are best remembered for their appearance in the animated TV series The Archie Show. In the context of the series, the band was founded by guitarist/vocalist Archie Andrews, drummer Jughead Jones, bassist Reggie Mantle, percussionist/vocalist Betty Cooper and keyboardist/vocalist Veronica Lodge.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The ArchiesThe TurtlesThe MonkeesThe Box TopsWilson PickettThe ZombiesXTCStars on 45SelfCrocodilesJunior BylesThe Partridge FamilySweetBarry ManilowHerman's HermitsB.J. ThomasThe FoundationsBobby VeeFrankie ValliManfred MannMungo JerryThe Righteous Brothers

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The Archies grew out of The Turtles, The Monkees, The Box Tops and Wilson Pickett, shares an orbit with Herman's Hermits, B.J. Thomas, The Foundations and Bobby Vee, went on to shape XTC, Stars on 45, Self and Crocodiles. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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