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The Soul Children

The Soul Children is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jerry Lee Lewis, Otis Redding, William Bell, Charles Pitts and Sam & Dave. Those roots explain a lot about how The Soul Children arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Mar-Keys, Jimmy Hughes, Frederick Knight, The Dramatics and The Bar-Kays, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Con Funk Shun, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around The Soul Children, reaching back through Jerry Lee Lewis and forward to Con Funk Shun. 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 Soul ChildrenJerry Lee LewisOtis ReddingWilliam BellCharles PittsSam & DaveThe Bar-KaysCon Funk ShunThe Mar-KeysJimmy HughesFrederick KnightThe DramaticsThe Bar-KaysJoe SimonThe Sweet InspirationsClarence Carter

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The Soul Children connections

The Soul Children grew out of Jerry Lee Lewis, Otis Redding, William Bell and Charles Pitts, shares an orbit with The Mar-Keys, Jimmy Hughes, Frederick Knight and The Dramatics, went on to shape Con Funk Shun. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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