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Mike James Kirkland

Mike James Kirkland is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Mike James Kirkland arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Little Beaver, Eugene McDaniels, The Dramatics, The Altons and Tyrone Davis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John Legend & The Roots, John Legend and The Roots, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Mike James Kirkland, reaching back through Marvin Gaye and forward to John Legend & The Roots. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Mike James KirklandMarvin GayeCurtis MayfieldJohn Legend & The Ro…John LegendThe RootsLittle BeaverEugene McDanielsThe DramaticsThe AltonsTyrone DavisJoe BataanLee FieldsRotary Connection

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Mike James Kirkland connections

Mike James Kirkland grew out of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield, shares an orbit with Little Beaver, Eugene McDaniels, The Dramatics and The Altons, went on to shape John Legend & The Roots, John Legend and The Roots. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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