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Men Of Standard

Men Of Standard is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of PJ Morton, Tonéx and John P. Kee. Those roots explain a lot about how Men Of Standard arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Myron Butler & Levi, Darwin Hobbs, Micah Stampley, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Kurt Carr, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Heavy D, Kirk Franklin, Michelle Williams and Faith Evans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Men Of Standard, reaching back through PJ Morton and forward to Heavy D. 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
Men Of StandardPJ MortonTonéxJohn P. KeeHeavy DKirk FranklinMichelle WilliamsFaith EvansMyron Butler & LeviDarwin HobbsMicah StampleyVanessa Bell ArmstrongKurt CarrKaren Clark SheardDonald LawrenceJ Moss

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Men Of Standard connections

Men Of Standard grew out of PJ Morton, Tonéx and John P. Kee, shares an orbit with Myron Butler & Levi, Darwin Hobbs, Micah Stampley and Vanessa Bell Armstrong, went on to shape Heavy D, Kirk Franklin, Michelle Williams and Faith Evans. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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