John Denver & The Muppets
USA
Formed: 1962
Genres: R&B
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul
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As the house band at Stax Records in Memphis, TN, Booker T. & the MG's may have been the single greatest factor in the lasting value of that label's soul music, not to mention Southern soul as a whole. Their tight, impeccable grooves could be heard on classic hits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas, Albert King, and Sam & Dave, and for that reason alone, they would deserve their subsequent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But in addition to their formidable skills as a house band, on their own they were one of the top ins...
See also
- Blues Brothers (5)
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- the Meters (12)
- Steve Cropper (10)
- Jerry Butler (7)
- James Carr (5)
- Arthur Alexander (3)
- Carla Thomas (3)
- Clarence Carter (3)
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Influenced by
- James Brown (180)
- Albert King (58)
- Jimmy Smith (36)
- Link Wray (30)
- Shadows (30)
- Memphis Slim (18)
- Art Blakey (15)
- Ike Turner (3)
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- Booker T. Laury (0)
Followers
- Sly & The Family Stone (29)
- the New Mastersounds (18)
- Diplomats of Solid Sound (14)
- the Meters (12)
- Rascals (9)
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- Felix Cavaliere (6)
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