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The Intruders

The Intruders is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Vibrations and McFadden & Whitehead. Those roots explain a lot about how The Intruders arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Dells, The Originals, The Chi-Lites, The Dramatics and Eddie Holman, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Peaches & Herb, The O'Jays and MFSB, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around The Intruders, reaching back through The Vibrations and forward to Peaches & Herb. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Intruders were an American soul music vocal group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they were a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The IntrudersThe VibrationsMcFadden & WhiteheadPeaches & HerbThe O'JaysMFSBThe DellsThe OriginalsThe Chi-LitesThe DramaticsEddie HolmanThe Five StairstepsSmokey RobinsonDonnie Elbert

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The Intruders connections

The Intruders grew out of The Vibrations and McFadden & Whitehead, shares an orbit with The Dells, The Originals, The Chi-Lites and The Dramatics, went on to shape Peaches & Herb, The O'Jays and MFSB. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Intruders

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