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Beverley Knight

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BHouseRhythm and blues

Beverley Knight is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Musiq, Roachford and Gabriella Cilmi. Those roots explain a lot about how Beverley Knight arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shola Ama, Dina Carroll, All Saints, Emeli Sandé and Lisa Stansfield, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ron Wood, Michelle Williams, Shirley Caesar, Take That and Prince, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Beverley Knight, reaching back through Aretha Franklin and forward to Ron Wood. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Beverley KnightAretha FranklinSam CookeMusiqRoachfordGabriella CilmiRonnie WoodRobynRoni SizeRon WoodMichelle WilliamsShirley CaesarTake ThatPrinceStevie WonderQuincy JonesMay7venShola AmaDina CarrollAll SaintsEmeli SandéLisa StansfieldWill YoungJaki GrahamShaznay Lewis

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Beverley Knight connections

Beverley Knight grew out of Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Musiq and Roachford, shares an orbit with Shola Ama, Dina Carroll, All Saints and Emeli Sandé, went on to shape Ron Wood, Michelle Williams, Shirley Caesar and Take That. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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