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What'd I Say is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Nat King Cole and Charles Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how What'd I Say arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Paul McCartney, George Harrison, The Beatles, John Lennon and Mick Jagger, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around What'd I Say, reaching back through Nat King Cole and forward to Paul McCartney. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"What'd I Say" is an American rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles, released in June 1959. As a single divided into two parts, it was one of the first soul songs. The composition was improvised one evening late in 1958 when Charles, his orchestra, and backup singers had played their entire set list at a show and still had time left; the response from many audiences was so enthusiastic that Charles announced to his producer that he was going to record it.
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What'd I Say connections
What'd I Say grew out of Nat King Cole and Charles Brown, went on to shape Paul McCartney, George Harrison, The Beatles and John Lennon. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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