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The Monitors is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Velvelettes, Let's Get It On, The Elgins and Motown. Those roots explain a lot about how The Monitors arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eddie Holland, The Four Tops, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, The Contours and The Originals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around The Monitors, reaching back through The Velvelettes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Monitors connections
The Monitors grew out of The Velvelettes, Let's Get It On, The Elgins and Motown, shares an orbit with Eddie Holland, The Four Tops, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and The Contours. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Monitors
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