◇ image via WikipediaThe Elgins
The Elgins is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Sensations and The Temptations. Those roots explain a lot about how The Elgins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eddie Holland, The Contours, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and The Four Tops, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bonnie Pointer and The Monitors, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around The Elgins, reaching back through The Sensations and forward to Bonnie Pointer. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Elgins connections
The Elgins grew out of The Sensations and The Temptations, shares an orbit with Eddie Holland, The Contours, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, went on to shape Bonnie Pointer and The Monitors. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Elgins
Sounds and acts that shaped The Elgins.
Artists similar to The Elgins
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Elgins.
- Eddie Hollandartist
- The Contoursartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- The Four Topsartist
- The Originalsartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Martha and the Vandellasartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- Shirley Ellisartist
- Barbara Acklinartist
- The Persuadersartist
- Marv Johnsonartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- Darrell Banksartist
- The Supremesartist
- Martha Reeves And The Vandellasartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- Brenton Woodartist
- Gene Chandlerartist
- Al Wilsonartist
- The Vanguardsartist
- James & Bobby Purifyartist
- The Capitolsartist
- Barbara Lynnartist
- David Ruffinartist
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