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The Soul Children is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Charles Pitts, William Bell, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam & Dave and The Bar-Kays. 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, The Dramatics, The Bar-Kays and The Sweet Inspirations, 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 18 connections around The Soul Children, reaching back through Charles Pitts 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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The Soul Children connections
The Soul Children grew out of Charles Pitts, William Bell, Jerry Lee Lewis and Sam & Dave, shares an orbit with The Mar-Keys, Jimmy Hughes, The Dramatics and The Bar-Kays, went on to shape Con Funk Shun. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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