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Cherrelle

Cherrelle is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Brothers Johnson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Pebbles, Brothers Johnson and Norman Connors. Those roots explain a lot about how Cherrelle arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as S.O.S. Band, Loose Ends, Pebbles, Kashif and Teena Marie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Toro y Moi, Junior Jack, Mariah Carey and Robert Palmer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Cherrelle, reaching back through The Brothers Johnson and forward to Toro y Moi. 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
CherrelleThe Brothers JohnsonJimmy Jam and Terry …PebblesBrothers JohnsonNorman ConnorsMichael HendersonLuther VandrossToro y MoiJunior JackMariah CareyRobert PalmerS.O.S. BandLoose EndsPebblesKashifTeena MarieStacy LattisawShalamarMary Jane Girls

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Cherrelle connections

Cherrelle grew out of The Brothers Johnson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Pebbles and Brothers Johnson, shares an orbit with S.O.S. Band, Loose Ends, Pebbles and Kashif, went on to shape Toro y Moi, Junior Jack, Mariah Carey and Robert Palmer. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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