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The Five Stairsteps is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Curtis Mayfield, Redman, Terry Callier, Stargard and Bill Withers. Those roots explain a lot about how The Five Stairsteps arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Notations, Bertha Tillman, Thee Sinseers, The Altons and Marvin Gaye, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Jackson 5, Pockets, LL Cool J, Doug E. Fresh and Mary J. Blige, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around The Five Stairsteps, reaching back through Curtis Mayfield and forward to The Jackson 5. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" and later "The Invisible Man's Band", were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Kenneth "Keni", and briefly, Cubie. They are best known for the 1970 song "O-o-h Child", listed at number 402 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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The Five Stairsteps connections
The Five Stairsteps grew out of Curtis Mayfield, Redman, Terry Callier and Stargard, shares an orbit with The Notations, Bertha Tillman, Thee Sinseers and The Altons, went on to shape The Jackson 5, Pockets, LL Cool J and Doug E. Fresh. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Five Stairsteps
Sounds and acts that shaped The Five Stairsteps.
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- Stargardartist
- Bill Withersartist
- Linda Cliffordartist
- Silkartist
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- The Impressionsartist
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- Billy Prestonartist
- Sly and the Family Stoneartist
- Natalie Coleartist
- Les McCannartist
- The Emotionsartist
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- The Four Topsartist
Artists similar to The Five Stairsteps
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Five Stairsteps.
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- Bertha Tillmanartist
- Thee Sinseersartist
- The Altonsartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- The Intrudersartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
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- Matt Martiansartist
- Latimoreartist
- Barbara Lewisartist
- Montell Fishartist
- The Spinnersartist
- The Jackson 5artist
- Barbara Lynnartist
- Bob & Geneartist
- 21st Centuryartist
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