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Kirk Franklin and the Family is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Hezekiah Walker and Kurt Carr. Those roots explain a lot about how Kirk Franklin and the Family arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Byron Cage, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and The Clark Sisters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tamela Mann, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Kirk Franklin and the Family, reaching back through Hezekiah Walker and forward to Tamela Mann. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Kirk Franklin and the Family (Live) is the debut album released by Kirk Franklin. The album was recorded by Franklin in collaboration with his seventeen-voice formed choir, the Family. It was released on June 29, 1993. With sales of 2 million units, it is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.
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Kirk Franklin and the Family connections
Kirk Franklin and the Family grew out of Hezekiah Walker and Kurt Carr, shares an orbit with Byron Cage, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and Tasha Cobbs Leonard, went on to shape Tamela Mann. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Byron Cageartist
- Mary Maryartist
- Donnie McClurkinartist
- Tasha Cobbs Leonardartist
- The Clark Sistersartist
- Tye Tribbettartist
- Hezekiah Walkerartist
- Kierra Sheardartist
- Terrianartist
- Israel Houghtonartist
- Sunday Service Choirartist
- Norman Hutchinsartist
- Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singersartist
- Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singersartist
- Maurette Brown Clarkartist
- Karen Clark Sheardartist
- Trin-i-tee 5:7artist
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