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Cheryl Lynn

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Cheryl Lynn is a House act. Their sound grew out of Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye, Jesse Johnson, David Paich and The Brides of Funkenstein. Those roots explain a lot about how Cheryl Lynn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Whispers, Shalamar, The Emotions, Change and Patrice Rushen, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Toto, Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You), Kumi Koda, Will Smith and Whodini, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Cheryl Lynn, reaching back through Tammi Terrell and forward to Toto. 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
Cheryl LynnTammi TerrellMarvin GayeJesse JohnsonDavid PaichThe Brides of Funken…Luther VandrossJimmy Jam and Terry …Ray Parker Jr.TotoCome On Over Baby (A…Kumi KodaWill SmithWhodiniMary J. BligeThe WhispersShalamarThe EmotionsChangePatrice RushenS.O.S. BandLakesideA Taste of Honey

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Cheryl Lynn connections

Cheryl Lynn grew out of Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye, Jesse Johnson and David Paich, shares an orbit with The Whispers, Shalamar, The Emotions and Change, went on to shape Toto, Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You), Kumi Koda and Will Smith. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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