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Al B. Sure!

Al B. Sure! is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ralph Tresvant, New Edition, Christopher Williams, Keith Sweat and Quincy Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how Al B. Sure! arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Troop, Ralph Tresvant, Loose Ends, Pebbles and DeBarge, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Naya Rivera, Tevin Campbell, Faith Evans, Dave Hollister and Doo-Wops & Hooligans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Al B. Sure!, reaching back through Ralph Tresvant and forward to Naya Rivera. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Albert Joseph Brown III, known professionally as Al B. Sure!, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, radio host and former record executive. He was born in Boston and raised in Mount Vernon, New York. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Brown was one of new jack swing's most popular performers.

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Al B. Sure!Ralph TresvantNew EditionChristopher WilliamsKeith SweatQuincy JonesBarry WhiteEl DeBargeJames IngramNaya RiveraTevin CampbellFaith EvansDave HollisterDoo-Wops & HooligansCaseJodeciTroopRalph TresvantLoose EndsPebblesDeBargeMichel'leBoyz II MenBlackstreet

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Al B. Sure! connections

Al B. Sure! grew out of Ralph Tresvant, New Edition, Christopher Williams and Keith Sweat, shares an orbit with Troop, Ralph Tresvant, Loose Ends and Pebbles, went on to shape Naya Rivera, Tevin Campbell, Faith Evans and Dave Hollister. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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