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The Ritchie Family

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Disco

The Ritchie Family is a Disco act. Their sound grew out of Quiet Village, Patrick Juvet, Jacques Morali, The Salsoul Orchestra and Change. Those roots explain a lot about how The Ritchie Family arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gayle Adams, Change, A Taste of Honey, First Choice and Sharon Redd, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stars on 45, Village People and Dimitri from Paris, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around The Ritchie Family, reaching back through Quiet Village and forward to Stars on 45. 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 Ritchie FamilyQuiet VillagePatrick JuvetJacques MoraliThe Salsoul OrchestraChangeVan McCoyMFSBStars on 45Village PeopleDimitri from ParisGayle AdamsChangeA Taste of HoneyFirst ChoiceSharon ReddThelma HoustonCheryl LynnGloria Gaynor

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The Ritchie Family connections

The Ritchie Family grew out of Quiet Village, Patrick Juvet, Jacques Morali and The Salsoul Orchestra, shares an orbit with Gayle Adams, Change, A Taste of Honey and First Choice, went on to shape Stars on 45, Village People and Dimitri from Paris. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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