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The Soul Survivors

The Soul Survivors is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Ebonys. Those roots explain a lot about how The Soul Survivors arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Vibrations, O.C. Smith, Mitty Collier, Harold Melvin and Mary Jane Hooper, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steely Dan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around The Soul Survivors, reaching back through The Ebonys and forward to Steely Dan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Soul Survivors are an American, Philadelphia-based, soul and R&B group, founded by New York natives Richie and Charlie Ingui along with Kenny Jeremiah. The Soul Survivors are known for their 1967 hit single "Expressway to Your Heart", which was the first hit by Philadelphia soul record producers and songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

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The Soul SurvivorsThe EbonysSteely DanThe VibrationsO.C. SmithMitty CollierHarold MelvinMary Jane Hooper

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The Soul Survivors connections

The Soul Survivors grew out of The Ebonys, shares an orbit with The Vibrations, O.C. Smith, Mitty Collier and Harold Melvin, went on to shape Steely Dan. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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