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The Undisputed Truth is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Norman Whitfield, Diana Ross, Four Tops, The Temptations and George Clinton. Those roots explain a lot about how The Undisputed Truth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fatback Band, Lyn Collins, Isaac Hayes, Rare Earth and Ohio Players, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rose Royce, Willie Hutch, Fortune, G.I.T.: Get It Together and All Directions, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around The Undisputed Truth, reaching back through Norman Whitfield and forward to Rose Royce. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Undisputed Truth was an American Motown recording act assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques. Joe "Pep" Harris served as main lead singer, with Billie Rae Calvin and Brenda Joyce Evans on additional leads and background vocals.
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The Undisputed Truth connections
The Undisputed Truth grew out of Norman Whitfield, Diana Ross, Four Tops and The Temptations, shares an orbit with Fatback Band, Lyn Collins, Isaac Hayes and Rare Earth, went on to shape Rose Royce, Willie Hutch, Fortune and G.I.T.: Get It Together. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Undisputed Truth
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