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The Blind Boys of Alabama

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The Blind Boys of Alabama is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Meshell Ndegeocello, Ruthie Foster, Asleep at the Wheel, Knut Reiersrud and Sam Amidon. Those roots explain a lot about how The Blind Boys of Alabama arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mavis Staples, Odetta and Keb' Mo', sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aretha Franklin, Funkadelic, Phil Collins, Michael Franti and Chrissie Hynde, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around The Blind Boys of Alabama, reaching back through Meshell Ndegeocello and forward to Aretha Franklin. 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 Blind Boys of AlabamaMeshell NdegeocelloRuthie FosterAsleep at the WheelKnut ReiersrudSam AmidonJames & Bobby PurifyAaron NevilleThe Golden Gate Quar…Aretha FranklinFunkadelicPhil CollinsMichael FrantiChrissie HyndeRichard ThompsonAaron NevilleMavis StaplesMahalia JacksonSister Rosetta TharpeMavis StaplesOdettaKeb' Mo'Rev. Gary DavisJohn Lee HookerRobert Randolph & Th…

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The Blind Boys of Alabama connections

The Blind Boys of Alabama grew out of Meshell Ndegeocello, Ruthie Foster, Asleep at the Wheel and Knut Reiersrud, shares an orbit with Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mavis Staples and Odetta, went on to shape Aretha Franklin, Funkadelic, Phil Collins and Michael Franti. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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