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The Hues Corporation

The Hues Corporation is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra. Those roots explain a lot about how The Hues Corporation arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Van McCoy, Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston, A Taste of Honey and Amii Stewart, 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 24 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 CorporationGlen CampbellFrank SinatraNancy SinatraRufusVan McCoyGloria GaynorThelma HoustonA Taste of HoneyAmii StewartCarl DouglasLabelleAndrea True Connection

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The Hues Corporation connections

The Hues Corporation grew out of Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra, shares an orbit with Van McCoy, Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston and A Taste of Honey, went on to shape Rufus. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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