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Kathleen Battle

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Kathleen Battle is a Classical act. Their sound grew out of Al Jarreau. Those roots explain a lot about how Kathleen Battle arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Maria Callas, Katherine Jenkins and Plácido Domingo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into As I Am, Janet Jackson, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock and Vangelis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Kathleen Battle, reaching back through Al Jarreau and forward to As I Am. 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
Kathleen BattleAl JarreauAs I AmJanet JacksonAl JarreauHerbie HancockVangelisStevie WonderGeorge GershwinBobby McFerrinMaria CallasKatherine JenkinsPlácido Domingo

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Kathleen Battle connections

Kathleen Battle grew out of Al Jarreau, shares an orbit with Maria Callas, Katherine Jenkins and Plácido Domingo, went on to shape As I Am, Janet Jackson, Al Jarreau and Herbie Hancock. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Kathleen Battle

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