◇ image via WikipediaThe Hues Corporation
The Hues Corporation is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra. Those roots explain a lot about how The Hues Corporation arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alicia Bridges, Van McCoy, Tavares, Gloria Gaynor and Thelma Houston, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rufus, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Hues Corporation, reaching back through Glen Campbell and forward to Rufus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Hues Corporation was an American pop and soul trio, formed in Santa Monica, California, in 1969. They are best known for their 1974 single "Rock the Boat", which sold more than two million copies, hit No. 1, and helped establish the disco sound.
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The Hues Corporation connections
The Hues Corporation grew out of Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra, shares an orbit with Alicia Bridges, Van McCoy, Tavares and Gloria Gaynor, went on to shape Rufus. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Hues Corporation
Sounds and acts that shaped The Hues Corporation.
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