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Johnny Gill

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Johnny Gill is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of C.L. Smooth, Janet., Shabba Ranks, Coko and Stacy Lattisaw. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Gill arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ralph Tresvant, Gerald Levert, Al B. Sure!, Joe and Troop, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tito Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Johnny Gill, reaching back through C.L. Smooth and forward to Tito Jackson. 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
Johnny GillC.L. SmoothJanet.Shabba RanksCokoStacy LattisawPebblesThe Tony Rich ProjectNew EditionTito JacksonRalph TresvantGerald LevertAl B. Sure!JoeTroopBoyz II MenPebblesBlackstreet

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Johnny Gill connections

Johnny Gill grew out of C.L. Smooth, Janet., Shabba Ranks and Coko, shares an orbit with Ralph Tresvant, Gerald Levert, Al B. Sure! and Joe, went on to shape Tito Jackson. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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