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The Originals is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Let's Get It On, Gene Chandler, Marvin Gaye and Leon Ware. Those roots explain a lot about how The Originals arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Dells, The Intruders, Brenda & The Tabulations, The Moments and The Stylistics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Carpenters, Color Me Badd, After 7, The Marvelettes and The Beatles, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around The Originals, reaching back through Let's Get It On and forward to The Carpenters. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Originals connections
The Originals grew out of Let's Get It On, Gene Chandler, Marvin Gaye and Leon Ware, shares an orbit with The Dells, The Intruders, Brenda & The Tabulations and The Moments, went on to shape The Carpenters, Color Me Badd, After 7 and The Marvelettes. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Originals
Sounds and acts that shaped The Originals.
Artists similar to The Originals
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Originals.
- The Dellsartist
- The Intrudersartist
- Brenda & The Tabulationsartist
- The Momentsartist
- The Stylisticsartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notesartist
- Sly, Slick & Wickedartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
- The Persuadersartist
- Smokey Robinsonartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Patti Drewartist
- Brenton Woodartist
- The Contoursartist
- Bloodstoneartist
- Eddie Hollandartist
- Eddie Holmanartist
- Blue Magicartist
- Little Anthony & the Imperialsartist
- Edwin Starrartist
- The Spinnersartist
- Donnie Elbertartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- The Whispersartist
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