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Linda Lewis

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FunkHouseSka

Linda Lewis is a Funk and House act. Their catalogue also touches Ska. Their sound grew out of Barbara Lewis, Junior Marvin, It's in His Kiss, Harry Nilsson and Billie Holiday. Those roots explain a lot about how Linda Lewis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Honey Cone, Freda Payne, Tyrone Davis, Sylvia and Johnny Bristol, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mariah Carey, Common, Kanye West, Basement Jaxx and Minnie Riperton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Linda Lewis, reaching back through Barbara Lewis and forward to Mariah Carey. 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
Linda LewisBarbara LewisJunior MarvinIt's in His KissHarry NilssonBillie HolidaySmokey RobinsonJoni MitchellMariah CareyCommonKanye WestBasement JaxxMinnie RipertonTina CharlesHoney ConeFreda PayneTyrone DavisSylviaJohnny BristolThe Chi-LitesDonny HathawayThe Jones Girls

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Linda Lewis connections

Linda Lewis grew out of Barbara Lewis, Junior Marvin, It's in His Kiss and Harry Nilsson, shares an orbit with Honey Cone, Freda Payne, Tyrone Davis and Sylvia, went on to shape Mariah Carey, Common, Kanye West and Basement Jaxx. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots7

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