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Michelle Williams

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BGospelRhythm and blues

Michelle Williams is a Contemporary R&B and Gospel act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Mary Mary, Men Of Standard, Cory Henry, Destiny's Child and Monica. Those roots explain a lot about how Michelle Williams arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kelly Rowland, LeToya, Destiny's Child, Toni Braxton and Mary Mary, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Angie Stone and Get Me Bodied, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Michelle Williams, reaching back through Mary Mary and forward to Angie Stone. 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
Michelle WilliamsMary MaryMen Of StandardCory HenryDestiny's ChildMonicaCarl ThomasShirley CaesarLuther VandrossAngie StoneGet Me BodiedKelly RowlandLeToyaDestiny's ChildToni BraxtonMary MaryCiaraFantasiaAlexandra Burke

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Michelle Williams connections

Michelle Williams grew out of Mary Mary, Men Of Standard, Cory Henry and Destiny's Child, shares an orbit with Kelly Rowland, LeToya, Destiny's Child and Toni Braxton, went on to shape Angie Stone and Get Me Bodied. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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