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John P. Kee

John P. Kee is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Blackbyrds, Tye Tribbett, Cameo, Donald Byrd and Shirley Caesar. Those roots explain a lot about how John P. Kee arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Vickie Winans, Kurt Carr, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Richard Smallwood and Darwin Hobbs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Men Of Standard, Tye Tribbett & G.A., Masego and Daryl Coley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around John P. Kee, reaching back through The Blackbyrds and forward to Men Of Standard. 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
John P. KeeThe BlackbyrdsTye TribbettCameoDonald ByrdShirley CaesarDonnie McClurkinMen Of StandardTye Tribbett & G.A.MasegoDaryl ColeyVickie WinansKurt CarrVanessa Bell ArmstrongRichard SmallwoodDarwin HobbsMyron Butler & LeviDaryl ColeyJ Moss

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John P. Kee connections

John P. Kee grew out of The Blackbyrds, Tye Tribbett, Cameo and Donald Byrd, shares an orbit with Vickie Winans, Kurt Carr, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Richard Smallwood, went on to shape Men Of Standard, Tye Tribbett & G.A., Masego and Daryl Coley. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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