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The Staple Singers

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The Staple Singers is a Gospel and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of George Jackson, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Alton Ellis, Johnnie Taylor and Bob Dylan. Those roots explain a lot about how The Staple Singers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mavis Staples, King Floyd, The Dramatics, The Mar-Keys and The Chi-Lites, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phil Upchurch, Judy Mowatt, William Bell, The Clark Sisters and Orange Juice, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around The Staple Singers, reaching back through George Jackson and forward to Phil Upchurch. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Staple SingersGeorge JacksonBooker T. & the M.G.'sAlton EllisJohnnie TaylorBob DylanStephen StillsLuther IngramCurtis MayfieldPhil UpchurchJudy MowattWilliam BellThe Clark SistersOrange JuiceBebe & Cece WinansThe Sweet InspirationsMick JaggerMavis StaplesKing FloydThe DramaticsThe Mar-KeysThe Chi-LitesMahalia JacksonThe SpinnersRufus

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The Staple Singers connections

The Staple Singers grew out of George Jackson, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Alton Ellis and Johnnie Taylor, shares an orbit with Mavis Staples, King Floyd, The Dramatics and The Mar-Keys, went on to shape Phil Upchurch, Judy Mowatt, William Bell and The Clark Sisters. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Bands The Staple Singers shaped

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