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Michael Henderson

Funk
FunkHouseRhythm and blues

Michael Henderson is a Funk and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Stevie Wonder, Norman Connors, Ray Parker Jr. and Miles Davis. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Henderson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Slave, L.T.D., Con Funk Shun, Lakeside and The Bar-Kays, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kenny Lattimore, Phyllis Hyman, Pino Palladino and Cherrelle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Michael Henderson, reaching back through Stevie Wonder and forward to Kenny Lattimore. 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
Michael HendersonStevie WonderNorman ConnorsRay Parker Jr.Miles DavisKenny LattimorePhyllis HymanPino PalladinoCherrelleSlaveL.T.D.Con Funk ShunLakesideThe Bar-KaysAfter 7One WayThe Whispers

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Michael Henderson grew out of Stevie Wonder, Norman Connors, Ray Parker Jr. and Miles Davis, shares an orbit with Slave, L.T.D., Con Funk Shun and Lakeside, went on to shape Kenny Lattimore, Phyllis Hyman, Pino Palladino and Cherrelle. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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