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Regina Belle

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Regina Belle is a House act. Their sound grew out of Shirley Caesar, Dianne Reeves, Peabo Bryson, Emotions and Phyllis Hyman. Those roots explain a lot about how Regina Belle arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Miki Howard, Jeffrey Osborne, Vanessa Williams, Shirley Murdock and Vesta Williams, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ruben Studdard, We Don't Talk About Bruno and Chris Walker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Regina Belle, reaching back through Shirley Caesar and forward to Ruben Studdard. 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
Regina BelleShirley CaesarDianne ReevesPeabo BrysonEmotionsPhyllis HymanBillie HolidayPatti LaBelleNancy WilsonRuben StuddardWe Don't Talk About …Chris WalkerMiki HowardJeffrey OsborneVanessa WilliamsShirley MurdockVesta WilliamsPeabo BrysonMonifahNatalie Cole

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Regina Belle connections

Regina Belle grew out of Shirley Caesar, Dianne Reeves, Peabo Bryson and Emotions, shares an orbit with Miki Howard, Jeffrey Osborne, Vanessa Williams and Shirley Murdock, went on to shape Ruben Studdard, We Don't Talk About Bruno and Chris Walker. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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