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Wilson Pickett is a House and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Chris Kenner, Dyke & The Blazers, George Jackson, Rick Hall and Bert Berns. Those roots explain a lot about how Wilson Pickett arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and The Drifters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Teskey Brothers, Roger, Labelle, Samantha Sang and Swamp Dogg, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 72 connections around Wilson Pickett, reaching back through Chris Kenner and forward to The Teskey Brothers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Wilson Pickett connections
Wilson Pickett grew out of Chris Kenner, Dyke & The Blazers, George Jackson and Rick Hall, shares an orbit with Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, The Four Tops and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, went on to shape The Teskey Brothers, Roger, Labelle and Samantha Sang. 72 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Wilson Pickett
Sounds and acts that shaped Wilson Pickett.
- Chris Kennerartist
- Dyke & The Blazersartist
- George Jacksonartist
- Rick Hallartist
- Bert Bernsartist
- Charles Pittsartist
- Sir Mack Riceartist
- The Mar-Keysartist
- The Ebonysartist
- Don Covayartist
- Dan Pennartist
- The Valentinosartist
- Sam Cookeartist
- Solomon Burkeartist
- Little Richardartist
- Booker T. & the M.G.'sartist
- Steve Cropperartist
- Lloyd Priceartist
Artists similar to Wilson Pickett
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Wilson Pickett.
Bands Wilson Pickett shaped
Where the influence of Wilson Pickett travelled next.
- The Teskey Brothersartist
- Rogerartist
- Labelleartist
- Samantha Sangartist
- Swamp Doggartist
- Mark Steinartist
- At Fillmore Eastartist
- MFSBartist
- Joe Louis Walkerartist
- Roger Troutmanartist
- Popa Chubbyartist
- This Is the Modern Worldartist
- Simon Dupree and the Big Soundartist
- The Silvertonesartist
- Black Merdaartist
- The Grooveartist
- George Faithartist
- Zdravko Čolićartist
- Jon Englishartist
- Graham Parkerartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- The Jimi Hendrix Experienceartist
- Cissy Houstonartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Solomon Burkeartist
- Al Greenartist
- Eddie Floydartist
- Bobby Womackartist
- The Beatlesartist
- The Supremesartist
- The Archiesartist
- Freeartist
- Randy Newmanartist
- Good Vibrationsartist
- Young Americansartist
- Lonnie Mackartist
- Toots Hibbertartist
- Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tipartist
- Ini Kamozeartist
- Buddy Milesartist
- Joe Texartist
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernanartist
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