◇ image via WikipediaHoward Hewett
Howard Hewett is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Vesta Williams, Vesta and Sam & Dave. Those roots explain a lot about how Howard Hewett arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jeffrey Osborne, Miki Howard, Gerald Levert, Mary J. Blige and Kashif, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brian Culbertson, George Duke, Brenda Russell and Joe Sample, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Howard Hewett, reaching back through Vesta Williams and forward to Brian Culbertson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Howard Hewett Jr. is an American singer–songwriter. Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the group Shalamar. In 1985, he left the group to pursue his solo career, but he later returned to the group in 2001. He signed with Elektra Records. In 1986, he released his debut solo album I Commit to Love. Hewett and his group Shalamar contributed material to the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media in 1986.
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Howard Hewett connections
Howard Hewett grew out of Vesta Williams, Vesta and Sam & Dave, shares an orbit with Jeffrey Osborne, Miki Howard, Gerald Levert and Mary J. Blige, went on to shape Brian Culbertson, George Duke, Brenda Russell and Joe Sample. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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