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The Ebonys

The Ebonys is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as The Spinners, The Jones Girls, Jean Carn, The Chi-Lites and The Dramatics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into McFadden & Whitehead, The Jacksons, Simply Red, Lyfe Jennings and Carl Thomas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around The Ebonys and forward to McFadden & Whitehead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff are an American songwriting and production duo credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre of the 1970s. In addition to forming their own label, Philadelphia International Records, Gamble and Huff have written and produced 175 gold and platinum records, earning them an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the non-performer category in March 2008.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The EbonysMcFadden & WhiteheadThe JacksonsSimply RedLyfe JenningsCarl ThomasJoeDee Dee WarwickDiana Ross and the S…The SpinnersThe Jones GirlsJean CarnThe Chi-LitesThe DramaticsThe IntrudersWillie HutchMajor Harris

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The Ebonys connections

The Ebonys shares an orbit with The Spinners, The Jones Girls, Jean Carn and The Chi-Lites, went on to shape McFadden & Whitehead, The Jacksons, Simply Red and Lyfe Jennings. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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