◇ image via WikipediaThe Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Barrett Strong, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Diana Ross, Four Tops and The Temptations. 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, Isaac Hayes, Rare Earth, Edwin Starr and The J.B.'s, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into All Directions, G.I.T.: Get It Together, Rose Royce, Willie Hutch and Fortune, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around The Undisputed Truth, reaching back through Barrett Strong and forward to All Directions. 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 Barrett Strong, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Diana Ross and Four Tops, shares an orbit with Fatback Band, Isaac Hayes, Rare Earth and Edwin Starr, went on to shape All Directions, G.I.T.: Get It Together, Rose Royce and Willie Hutch. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Undisputed Truth
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