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Norma Jean Wright

Norma Jean Wright is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bernard Edwards. Those roots explain a lot about how Norma Jean Wright arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pleasure, Brass Construction, Tom Browne, Change and Skyy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sister Sledge, Fantasy, Debbie Gibson, Luther Vandross and Madonna, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Norma Jean Wright, reaching back through Bernard Edwards and forward to Sister Sledge. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Norma Jean Wright is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group Chic, a soul, R&B and disco band, from 1977 to 1978.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Norma Jean WrightBernard EdwardsSister SledgeFantasyDebbie GibsonLuther VandrossMadonnaFreddie JacksonJoey NegroCe Ce PenistonPleasureBrass ConstructionTom BrowneChangeSkyyA Taste of HoneyThelma HoustonGayle Adams

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Norma Jean Wright connections

Norma Jean Wright grew out of Bernard Edwards, shares an orbit with Pleasure, Brass Construction, Tom Browne and Change, went on to shape Sister Sledge, Fantasy, Debbie Gibson and Luther Vandross. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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