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The Chiffons

The Chiffons is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Carole King, Bert Berns, George Harrison, The Shirelles and The Tokens. Those roots explain a lot about how The Chiffons arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Betty Everett, Shelley Fabares, Bobby Vee, The Drifters and The Supremes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jody Miller, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, My Best Friend Is You and Thirty Three & 1/3, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around The Chiffons, reaching back through Carole King and forward to Jody Miller. 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 ChiffonsCarole KingBert BernsGeorge HarrisonThe ShirellesThe TokensLuther DixonJody MillerJimi HendrixThe BeatlesMy Best Friend Is YouThirty Three & 1/3Betty EverettShelley FabaresBobby VeeThe DriftersThe SupremesMartha Reeves & The …The Everly BrothersNeil Sedaka

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The Chiffons connections

The Chiffons grew out of Carole King, Bert Berns, George Harrison and The Shirelles, shares an orbit with Betty Everett, Shelley Fabares, Bobby Vee and The Drifters, went on to shape Jody Miller, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and My Best Friend Is You. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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