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The Osmonds

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

The Osmonds is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of George Jackson, Gareth Gates, Johnny Bristol, Joe South and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how The Osmonds arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The New Seekers, The Partridge Family, Bay City Rollers, Cliff Richard and Mud, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jonas Brothers, Barry Biggs, Black Star, The Mission and Nathan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around The Osmonds, reaching back through George Jackson and forward to Jonas Brothers. 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 OsmondsGeorge JacksonGareth GatesJohnny BristolJoe SouthThe BeatlesElvis PresleyEydie GorméThe Tabernacle Choir…Jonas BrothersBarry BiggsBlack StarThe MissionNathanTravisYou Make It Feel Lik…The New SeekersThe Partridge FamilyBay City RollersCliff RichardMudCaptain & TennilleThree Dog NightLeo Sayer

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The Osmonds connections

The Osmonds grew out of George Jackson, Gareth Gates, Johnny Bristol and Joe South, shares an orbit with The New Seekers, The Partridge Family, Bay City Rollers and Cliff Richard, went on to shape Jonas Brothers, Barry Biggs, Black Star and The Mission. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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