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Morris Day

Funk
Funk

Morris Day is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Prince, Starpoint and Larry Dunn. Those roots explain a lot about how Morris Day arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Time, Jesse Johnson, Wendy & Lisa, The Family and The New Power Generation, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jesse Johnson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Morris Day, reaching back through Prince and forward to Jesse Johnson. 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
Morris DayPrinceStarpointLarry DunnJesse JohnsonThe TimeJesse JohnsonWendy & LisaThe FamilyThe New Power Genera…LakesideAndré CymoneRick James

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Morris Day connections

Morris Day grew out of Prince, Starpoint and Larry Dunn, shares an orbit with The Time, Jesse Johnson, Wendy & Lisa and The Family, went on to shape Jesse Johnson. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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