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The Williams Brothers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bing Crosby and Burl Ives. Those roots explain a lot about how The Williams Brothers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Canton Spirituals, Mississippi Mass Choir, Chicago Mass Choir, Carlton Pearson and Walter Hawkins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Julie Miller, Nat King Cole and Liza Minnelli, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around The Williams Brothers, reaching back through Bing Crosby and forward to Julie Miller. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Williams Brothers featuring Andy Williams were a singing quartet formed in the mid-1930s. They initially entertained on radio stations and later appeared in four musical films in the 1940s. After recording with Bing Crosby led to a nightclub act backing Kay Thompson, they broke up in the early 1950s and went their separate ways. Sometimes referred to the second generation, twins Andrew and David began as teen idols and a musical duo in the 1970s, performing extensively on radio, television, and in movies and nightclubs.
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The Williams Brothers connections
The Williams Brothers grew out of Bing Crosby and Burl Ives, shares an orbit with The Canton Spirituals, Mississippi Mass Choir, Chicago Mass Choir and Carlton Pearson, went on to shape Julie Miller, Nat King Cole and Liza Minnelli. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Williams Brothers
Sounds and acts that shaped The Williams Brothers.
Artists similar to The Williams Brothers
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Williams Brothers.
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- Mississippi Mass Choirartist
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- Carlton Pearsonartist
- Walter Hawkinsartist
- Albertina Walkerartist
- Tramaine Hawkinsartist
- Daryl Coleyartist
- John P. Keeartist
- Norman Hutchinsartist
- Inez Andrewsartist
- Vanessa Bell Armstrongartist
- Rev. Timothy Wrightartist
- Helen Baylorartist
- Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singersartist
- Maurette Brown Clarkartist
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