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Major Harris

Major Harris is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Margie Joseph. Those roots explain a lot about how Major Harris arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, Tyrone Davis, Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and The Gap Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phyllis Nelson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Major Harris, reaching back through Margie Joseph and forward to Phyllis Nelson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Major Harris III was an American R&B singer, associated with the Philadelphia soul sound and the Delfonics. His biggest hit as a solo artist was the 1975 single "Love Won't Let Me Wait".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Major HarrisMargie JosephPhyllis NelsonThe DramaticsThe Chi-LitesTyrone DavisMaze Featuring Frank…The Gap BandThe Bar-KaysThe SpinnersThe Jones Girls

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Major Harris connections

Major Harris grew out of Margie Joseph, shares an orbit with The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, Tyrone Davis and Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, went on to shape Phyllis Nelson. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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