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The Shirelles is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Valerie Simpson, Carole King, Dionne Warwick, Jessie Hill and Perry Como. Those roots explain a lot about how The Shirelles arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Drifters, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Bobby Vee, Betty Everett and The Four Tops, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Glass Candy, The Manhattans, The Marvelettes, Gloria Scott and Smith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 61 connections around The Shirelles, reaching back through Valerie Simpson and forward to Glass Candy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Shirelles connections
The Shirelles grew out of Valerie Simpson, Carole King, Dionne Warwick and Jessie Hill, shares an orbit with The Drifters, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Bobby Vee and Betty Everett, went on to shape Glass Candy, The Manhattans, The Marvelettes and Gloria Scott. 61 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Shirelles
Sounds and acts that shaped The Shirelles.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Shirelles.
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Bands The Shirelles shaped
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