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Johnny Kemp

Johnny Kemp is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Change. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Kemp arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pebbles, Kashif, Al B. Sure!, Change and Troop, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chaka Khan, Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat and Jesse McCartney, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Johnny Kemp, reaching back through Change and forward to Chaka Khan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single "Just Got Paid" (1988), which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1989.

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Johnny KempChangeChaka KhanTeddy RileyKeith SweatJesse McCartneyPebblesKashifAl B. Sure!ChangeTroopThe WhispersRalph TresvantShai

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Johnny Kemp connections

Johnny Kemp grew out of Change, shares an orbit with Pebbles, Kashif, Al B. Sure! and Change, went on to shape Chaka Khan, Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat and Jesse McCartney. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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