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Ruben Studdard

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BFunkHip hop

Ruben Studdard is a Contemporary R&B and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches Hip hop. Their sound grew out of Mario Vazquez, J Records, Phillip Phillips, Donny Hathaway and Fred Hammond. Those roots explain a lot about how Ruben Studdard arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tyrese, Joe, Frankie J, Carl Thomas and Jaheim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Scotty McCreery, Patti LaBelle, Lalah Hathaway, Clay Aiken and Chrisette Michele, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Ruben Studdard, reaching back through Mario Vazquez and forward to Scotty McCreery. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Ruben StuddardMario VazquezJ RecordsPhillip PhillipsDonny HathawayFred HammondStevie WonderLeon RussellPeabo BrysonScotty McCreeryPatti LaBelleLalah HathawayClay AikenChrisette MicheleTyreseJoeFrankie JCarl ThomasJaheimFantasiaBrian McKnightJennifer Hudson

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Ruben Studdard grew out of Mario Vazquez, J Records, Phillip Phillips and Donny Hathaway, shares an orbit with Tyrese, Joe, Frankie J and Carl Thomas, went on to shape Scotty McCreery, Patti LaBelle, Lalah Hathaway and Clay Aiken. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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