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Phyllis Nelson

Phyllis Nelson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Major Harris. Those roots explain a lot about how Phyllis Nelson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Imagination, Jaki Graham, Lisa Stansfield, Jason Donovan and Freda Payne, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boyz II Men, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Phyllis Nelson, reaching back through Major Harris and forward to Boyz II Men. 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
Phyllis NelsonMajor HarrisBoyz II MenImaginationJaki GrahamLisa StansfieldJason DonovanFreda PayneMiami Sound MachineAshford & SimpsonJoyce Sims

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Phyllis Nelson connections

Phyllis Nelson grew out of Major Harris, shares an orbit with Imagination, Jaki Graham, Lisa Stansfield and Jason Donovan, went on to shape Boyz II Men. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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