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The Whispers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dynasty, Donny Hathaway, Babyface, The Five Stairsteps and Midnight Star. Those roots explain a lot about how The Whispers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shalamar, Evelyn "Champagne" King, S.O.S. Band, Lakeside and The Gap Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phyllis Hyman, Alyson Williams, Darey, Lakeside and I'm Your Baby Tonight, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around The Whispers, reaching back through Dynasty and forward to Phyllis Hyman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Whispers are an American vocal group from Fresno, California. Scoring hit records since the late 1960s, they are best known for their two number-one R&B singles, "And the Beat Goes On" in 1979 and "Rock Steady" in 1987. The Whispers scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and 8 top-ten R&B albums with two of them, The Whispers and Love Is Where You Find It, reaching the No. 1 spot. They have earned two platinum and five gold albums by the RIAA.
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The Whispers connections
The Whispers grew out of Dynasty, Donny Hathaway, Babyface and The Five Stairsteps, shares an orbit with Shalamar, Evelyn "Champagne" King, S.O.S. Band and Lakeside, went on to shape Phyllis Hyman, Alyson Williams, Darey and Lakeside. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Whispers
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Artists similar to The Whispers
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