◇ image via WikipediaTommy Edwards
Tommy Edwards is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Louis Jordan. Those roots explain a lot about how Tommy Edwards arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Little Anthony & the Imperials, Bobby Goldsboro, Marv Johnson, Bobby Vee and The Fleetwoods, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bobby Vinton, Eddie Holman, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Tommy Edwards, reaching back through Louis Jordan and forward to Bobby Vinton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Thomas Jefferson Edwards was an American singer and songwriter. His most successful record was the multi-million-selling song "It's All in the Game", becoming the first African-American to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Tommy Edwards grew out of Louis Jordan, shares an orbit with Little Anthony & the Imperials, Bobby Goldsboro, Marv Johnson and Bobby Vee, went on to shape Bobby Vinton, Eddie Holman, Ray Charles and Elvis Presley. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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