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Oliver Cheatham

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Oliver Cheatham is a Disco and Funk act. They run in the same orbit as Imagination, The Whispers, Change, Kool & The Gang and Chemise, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Gray and Room 5, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Oliver Cheatham and forward to Michael Gray. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Oliver Cheatham was an American contemporary R&B singer who is best remembered for his 1983 hit "Get Down Saturday Night". The song was sampled by Italian DJ Room 5 on his 2003 single "Make Luv", which reached number one on the UK chart, as well as by British DJ Michael Gray on his 2004 single "The Weekend".

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Oliver CheathamMichael GrayRoom 5ImaginationThe WhispersChangeKool & The GangChemiseCheryl LynnA Taste of HoneyMary Jane Girls

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Oliver Cheatham shares an orbit with Imagination, The Whispers, Change and Kool & The Gang, went on to shape Michael Gray and Room 5. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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