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The Chi-Lites

The Chi-Lites is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Lost Generation, Betty Everett, Barbara Acklin and The Flamingos. Those roots explain a lot about how The Chi-Lites arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Dells, The Intruders, The Spinners, The Dramatics and The Originals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into K. Michelle, Black Merda, Crazy in Love, MC Hammer and Tindersticks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Chi-Lites, reaching back through The Lost Generation and forward to K. Michelle. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Chi-Lites is an American R&B/soul vocal quartet from Chicago. Forming at Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1959, the group's original lineup consisted of singers Robert Lester, Eugene Record, Creadel Jones, Clarence Johnson, Burt Bowen, Eddie Reed and Marshall Thompson.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Chi-LitesThe Lost GenerationBetty EverettBarbara AcklinThe FlamingosK. MichelleBlack MerdaCrazy in LoveMC HammerTindersticksBarry BiggsBeyoncéJAY-ZThe DellsThe IntrudersThe SpinnersThe DramaticsThe OriginalsThe Four TopsSmokey RobinsonThe Manhattans

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The Chi-Lites connections

The Chi-Lites grew out of The Lost Generation, Betty Everett, Barbara Acklin and The Flamingos, shares an orbit with The Dells, The Intruders, The Spinners and The Dramatics, went on to shape K. Michelle, Black Merda, Crazy in Love and MC Hammer. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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