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Jeffrey Osborne

Funk
Funk

Jeffrey Osborne is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Duke Ellington, Rod Temperton, Count Basie, L.T.D. and Kim Carnes. Those roots explain a lot about how Jeffrey Osborne arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peabo Bryson, Howard Hewett, Miki Howard, Keith Washington and DeBarge, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Whitney Houston, Barbara Mason, Dionne Warwick and R2K, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Jeffrey Osborne, reaching back through Duke Ellington and forward to Whitney Houston. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jeffrey OsborneDuke EllingtonRod TempertonCount BasieL.T.D.Kim CarnesGeorge DukeWhitney HoustonBarbara MasonDionne WarwickR2KPeabo BrysonHoward HewettMiki HowardKeith WashingtonDeBargeL.T.D.Brian McKnightS.O.S. Band

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Jeffrey Osborne connections

Jeffrey Osborne grew out of Duke Ellington, Rod Temperton, Count Basie and L.T.D., shares an orbit with Peabo Bryson, Howard Hewett, Miki Howard and Keith Washington, went on to shape Whitney Houston, Barbara Mason, Dionne Warwick and R2K. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Jeffrey Osborne

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped Jeffrey Osborne.

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