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The Natural Four

The Natural Four is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Curtis Mayfield, The Temptations and Leroy Hutson. Those roots explain a lot about how The Natural Four arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Donny Hathaway, The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, Little Beaver and The Spinners, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into TWENTY88, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Natural Four, reaching back through Curtis Mayfield and forward to TWENTY88. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Natural FourCurtis MayfieldThe TemptationsLeroy HutsonTWENTY88Donny HathawayThe DramaticsThe Chi-LitesLittle BeaverThe SpinnersHoney ConeThe ManhattansThe Intruders

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The Natural Four connections

The Natural Four grew out of Curtis Mayfield, The Temptations and Leroy Hutson, shares an orbit with Donny Hathaway, The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites and Little Beaver, went on to shape TWENTY88. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Natural Four

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped The Natural Four.

Artists similar to The Natural Four

Kindred12

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Natural Four.

Bands The Natural Four shaped

Legacy1

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