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The Persuasions

The Persuasions is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Brook Benton, Don McLean, Elvis Presley, Melvin Franklin and Louis Jordan. Those roots explain a lot about how The Persuasions arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Macy Gray, Take 6, Lou Rawls, The Dramatics and Otis Redding, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boyz II Men, Take 6 and Barbara Tucker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Persuasions, reaching back through Brook Benton and forward to Boyz II Men. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Persuasions were an American a cappella group that formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1962, singing under corner streetlights and in subway corridors. Their style combined gospel, soul, early rock, and jazz into melodic five-part harmonies. Since being discovered by Frank Zappa, the Persuasions have released 23 studio albums to date.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The PersuasionsBrook BentonDon McLeanElvis PresleyMelvin FranklinLouis JordanThe TemptationsRoy HamiltonSam CookeBoyz II MenTake 6Barbara TuckerMacy GrayTake 6Lou RawlsThe DramaticsOtis ReddingTracy ChapmanBetty HarrisIke & Tina Turner

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The Persuasions connections

The Persuasions grew out of Brook Benton, Don McLean, Elvis Presley and Melvin Franklin, shares an orbit with Macy Gray, Take 6, Lou Rawls and The Dramatics, went on to shape Boyz II Men, Take 6 and Barbara Tucker. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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