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Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Whitney Houston, Donny Hathaway, Leon Russell, Rascal Flatts and Betty Everett. Those roots explain a lot about how Elliott Yamin arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jordin Sparks, Travis Garland, Jesse McCartney, Frankie J and Jennifer Hudson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Katharine McPhee, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Elliott Yamin, reaching back through Whitney Houston and forward to Katharine McPhee. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Ephraim Elliott Yamin is an American singer known for his hit single "Wait for You" and for placing third on the fifth season of American Idol.

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Elliott YaminWhitney HoustonDonny HathawayLeon RussellRascal FlattsBetty EverettJames MoodyBryan AdamsAl JarreauKatharine McPheeJordin SparksTravis GarlandJesse McCartneyFrankie JJennifer HudsonMario VazquezBrian McKnightShayne Ward

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Elliott Yamin connections

Elliott Yamin grew out of Whitney Houston, Donny Hathaway, Leon Russell and Rascal Flatts, shares an orbit with Jordin Sparks, Travis Garland, Jesse McCartney and Frankie J, went on to shape Katharine McPhee. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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