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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 New Edition, 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, After 7, Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Keith Washington, 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 35 connections around Johnny Gill, reaching back through New Edition 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 GillNew EditionJanet.Shabba RanksCokoStacy LattisawPebblesThe Tony Rich ProjectC.L. SmoothTito JacksonRalph TresvantAfter 7Gerald LevertKeith SweatKeith WashingtonAl B. Sure!JoeTroop

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Johnny Gill connections

Johnny Gill grew out of New Edition, Janet., Shabba Ranks and Coko, shares an orbit with Ralph Tresvant, After 7, Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat, went on to shape Tito Jackson. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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