◇ image via WikipediaThe Sweet Inspirations
The Sweet Inspirations is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Drifters, Dee Dee Warwick, Doris Troy, Ronnie Hawkins and Burt Bacharach. Those roots explain a lot about how The Sweet Inspirations arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bohannon, Syl Johnson, Margie Joseph, Ann Peebles and Rufus Thomas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Salt-N-Pepa, The Killers and The Rascals, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around The Sweet Inspirations, reaching back through The Drifters and forward to Salt-N-Pepa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Sweet Inspirations are an American R&B girl group from Newark, New Jersey, founded by American singer Cissy Houston. The group was mostly known for their work as backup singers on studio recordings for other popular music artists but were also a relatively successful group in their own right, earning several charted singles between 1967 and 1970.
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The Sweet Inspirations connections
The Sweet Inspirations grew out of The Drifters, Dee Dee Warwick, Doris Troy and Ronnie Hawkins, shares an orbit with Bohannon, Syl Johnson, Margie Joseph and Ann Peebles, went on to shape Salt-N-Pepa, The Killers and The Rascals. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Sweet Inspirations
Sounds and acts that shaped The Sweet Inspirations.
- The Driftersartist
- Dee Dee Warwickartist
- Doris Troyartist
- Ronnie Hawkinsartist
- Burt Bacharachartist
- The Staple Singersartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Jerry Butlerartist
- The Temptationsartist
- The Ikettesartist
- Martha and the Vandellasartist
- The Supremesartist
- The Righteous Brothersartist
- Bionic Boogieartist
- Gregg Diamondartist
- The Ebonysartist
Artists similar to The Sweet Inspirations
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Sweet Inspirations.
- Bohannonartist
- Syl Johnsonartist
- Margie Josephartist
- Ann Peeblesartist
- Rufus Thomasartist
- George Jacksonartist
- The Emotionsartist
- O.V. Wrightartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Willie Mitchellartist
- Roberta Flackartist
- Clarence Carterartist
- The Supremesartist
- Betty Harrisartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
- Cody Chesnuttartist
- Frederick Knightartist
- Lyn Collinsartist
- Joe Simonartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- The J.B.'sartist
- Jackie Mooreartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Lorraine Ellisonartist
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