| Influences | In general Soul, Funk, Blues and in particular Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, James Brown, Quincy Jones, Gil Scott Heron, Marlena Shaw, Spanky Wilson, JBs Allstars, Pazant Brothers, Benny Spellman, Al Wilson, Edwin Starr, The Temptations, Supremes, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Nina Simone, Booker T and The MGs, Wild Cherry, Sly and The Family Stone, Kool and The Gang, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, Isley Brothers, Billy Ocean, Four Tops, The Mar-Keys, The Bar-Keys, Gloria Jones, Ray Charles, Melba Moore, Gladys Knight and The Pips, Jackson 5, Herbie Hancock, Chic, Stevie Wonder, Parliament, Melle Mel and Grandmaster Flash, Bobby Womack, Staple Singers, The Capitols, Erma Franklin, Johnny Jones, Jackie Wilson, Young Holt Trio, Al Green, Joe Tex, King Curtis, Solomon Burke, Ben E. King, Herbie Mann, Don Covay, Sam & Dave, Shirley Ellis, Ike Turner and The Kings Of Rythm, Beginning of The End, S.O.U.L., Camille Yarborough, Esther Phillips, Marva Whitney, Merry Clayton, Vicky Anderson, Professor Longhair, The Meters, Jimmy Castor Bunch
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