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Leela James is a Blues and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of B.B. King, Donny Hathaway, Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples and Etta James. Those roots explain a lot about how Leela James arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ledisi, Syleena Johnson, Raheem DeVaughn, Kindred The Family Soul and Eric Roberson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Leela James, reaching back through B.B. King. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Leela James connections
Leela James grew out of B.B. King, Donny Hathaway, Gladys Knight and Mavis Staples, shares an orbit with Ledisi, Syleena Johnson, Raheem DeVaughn and Kindred The Family Soul. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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