◇ image via WikipediaJaki Graham
Jaki Graham is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chaka Khan, Michael McDonald, Patti LaBelle, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. Those roots explain a lot about how Jaki Graham arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kim Wilde, Dina Carroll, Joyce Sims, Jane Child and Kim Appleby, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Jaki Graham, reaching back through Chaka Khan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jacqueline Graham is a British singer-songwriter. Following her hit version of "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" with David Grant in 1985, Graham scored a further five UK top 20 hits over a two-year period. In 1994, her cover version of Chaka Khan's hit "Ain't Nobody" reached number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs.
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Jaki Graham connections
Jaki Graham grew out of Chaka Khan, Michael McDonald, Patti LaBelle and George Gershwin, shares an orbit with Kim Wilde, Dina Carroll, Joyce Sims and Jane Child. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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