◇ image via WikipediaEric Benét
Eric Benét is a House act. Their sound grew out of Ledisi, Faith Evans, Earth Wind and Fire, Osunlade and Roy Davis Jr.. Those roots explain a lot about how Eric Benét arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joe, Eric Roberson, Raheem DeVaughn, Ledisi and Donell Jones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Calvin Richardson, Sy Smith, Goapele and Fiestar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Eric Benét, reaching back through Ledisi and forward to Calvin Richardson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Eric Benét connections
Eric Benét grew out of Ledisi, Faith Evans, Earth Wind and Fire and Osunlade, shares an orbit with Joe, Eric Roberson, Raheem DeVaughn and Ledisi, went on to shape Calvin Richardson, Sy Smith, Goapele and Fiestar. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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