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William Bell is a Blues and House act. Their sound grew out of Donald "Duck" Dunn, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Ruthie Foster and Booker T. Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how William Bell arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Mar-Keys, Jimmy Hughes, Clarence Carter, The Bar-Kays and Otis Redding, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chuck Jackson, Billy Idol, Albert King, Cream and Gary Clark Jr., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around William Bell, reaching back through Donald "Duck" Dunn and forward to Chuck Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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William Bell connections
William Bell grew out of Donald "Duck" Dunn, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers and Ruthie Foster, shares an orbit with The Mar-Keys, Jimmy Hughes, Clarence Carter and The Bar-Kays, went on to shape Chuck Jackson, Billy Idol, Albert King and Cream. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced William Bell
Sounds and acts that shaped William Bell.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with William Bell.
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Bands William Bell shaped
Where the influence of William Bell travelled next.
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