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The Isley Brothers is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Leon Ware, Brian Holland, Manchild, Bert Berns and Eddie Holland. Those roots explain a lot about how The Isley Brothers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Spinners, The Dramatics, David Ruffin, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Van Hunt, The Notorious B.I.G., Aaliyah, Gwen Stefani and Bobby Kimball, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 77 connections around The Isley Brothers, reaching back through Leon Ware and forward to Van Hunt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Isley Brothers connections
The Isley Brothers grew out of Leon Ware, Brian Holland, Manchild and Bert Berns, shares an orbit with The Spinners, The Dramatics, David Ruffin and Marvin Gaye, went on to shape Van Hunt, The Notorious B.I.G., Aaliyah and Gwen Stefani. 77 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Isley Brothers
Sounds and acts that shaped The Isley Brothers.
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