Roots of The Staple Singers
The artists and genres The Staple Singers came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
George Jacksonartist
Booker T. & the M.G.'sartist
Alton Ellisartist
Johnnie Taylorartist
Bob Dylanartist
Stephen Stillsartist
Luther IngramartistLuther Thomas Ingram was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. His most successful record, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 in 1972.
Curtis Mayfieldartist
The Bandartist
Talking HeadsartistTalking Heads were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1975. It consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth, and guitarist and keyboardist Jerry Harrison. Described as one of the most acclaimed groups of the 1970s and 1980s, Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by combining elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with "an anxious yet clean-cut image".