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Jermaine Stewart

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Jermaine Stewart is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of André Cymone, Narada Michael Walden, Culture Club and Andy Summers. Those roots explain a lot about how Jermaine Stewart arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jaki Graham, Hazell Dean, Pebbles, T'Pau and Exposé, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gym Class Heroes and Calum Scott, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Jermaine Stewart, reaching back through André Cymone and forward to Gym Class Heroes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

William Jermaine Stewart was an American R&B singer, best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. His 1987 song "Say It Again" reached number seven in the United Kingdom.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jermaine StewartAndré CymoneNarada Michael WaldenCulture ClubAndy SummersGym Class HeroesCalum ScottJaki GrahamHazell DeanPebblesT'PauExposéGo WestS.O.S. BandLisa Lisa & Cult Jam

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Jermaine Stewart grew out of André Cymone, Narada Michael Walden, Culture Club and Andy Summers, shares an orbit with Jaki Graham, Hazell Dean, Pebbles and T'Pau, went on to shape Gym Class Heroes and Calum Scott. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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