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If I Can Dream is a House act. Their influence carried into Barry Manilow, Della Reese, Måneskin, Céline Dion and David Foster, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around If I Can Dream and forward to Barry Manilow. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown of The Skylarks for the singer and notable for its similarities with Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. The song was published by Elvis Presley's music publishing company Gladys Music. It was recorded by Presley in June 1968, just two months after King's assassination, and also a short time after Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. The recording was first released to the public as the finale of Presley's '68 Comeback Special.
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If I Can Dream connections
If I Can Dream went on to shape Barry Manilow, Della Reese, Måneskin and Céline Dion. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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