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Billy Porter is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Big Freedia, Cyndi Lauper and Jim Brickman. Those roots explain a lot about how Billy Porter arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Todrick Hall, Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Peaches, Stephen Stills, Boyfriend, Big Freedia and Cynthia Erivo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Billy Porter, reaching back through Big Freedia and forward to Peaches. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
William Ellis Porter II is an American singer, actor, writer, director and businessperson. He gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. For his role as Lola in Kinky Boots, he won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He credits the part for "cracking open" his feminine side to confront toxic masculinity. He also won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musical's accompanying album.
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Billy Porter connections
Billy Porter grew out of Big Freedia, Cyndi Lauper and Jim Brickman, shares an orbit with Todrick Hall, Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson and Whitney Houston, went on to shape Peaches, Stephen Stills, Boyfriend and Big Freedia. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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