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P.M. Dawn

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

P.M. Dawn is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Todd Terry, De La Soul, Spandau Ballet, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions. Those roots explain a lot about how P.M. Dawn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Color Me Badd, En Vogue, Heavy D & The Boyz, MC Hammer and Montell Jordan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stankonia, Nourished by Time, Latino and Cathy Dennis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around P.M. Dawn, reaching back through Todd Terry and forward to Stankonia. 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
P.M. DawnTodd TerryDe La SoulSpandau BalletKRS-OneBoogie Down Producti…George MichaelMadonnaCathy DennisStankoniaNourished by TimeLatinoCathy DennisColor Me BaddEn VogueHeavy D & The BoyzMC HammerMontell JordanQueen LatifahPrince and the New P…Ralph Tresvant

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P.M. Dawn connections

P.M. Dawn grew out of Todd Terry, De La Soul, Spandau Ballet and KRS-One, shares an orbit with Color Me Badd, En Vogue, Heavy D & The Boyz and MC Hammer, went on to shape Stankonia, Nourished by Time, Latino and Cathy Dennis. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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