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Emotions is a Contemporary R&B and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Mahalia Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how Emotions arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cheryl Lynn, The Jones Girls, First Choice, The Spinners and Labelle, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Salt-N-Pepa, Ice Cube and 50 Cent, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Emotions, reaching back through Mahalia Jackson and forward to Erykah Badu. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Emotions are an American female vocal group from Chicago, Illinois, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s. The original lineup comprised sisters Wanda Hutchinson, Sheila Hutchinson, and Jeanette Hutchinson. The group debuted on Volt Records with the release of their top-ten R&B single "So I Can Love You" in 1968. Following the decline of Volt Records and its parent company, Stax Records, the group transitioned to Columbia Records in 1975.
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Emotions connections
Emotions grew out of Mahalia Jackson, shares an orbit with Cheryl Lynn, The Jones Girls, First Choice and The Spinners, went on to shape Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Salt-N-Pepa and Ice Cube. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Labelleartist
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