◇ image via WikipediaShirley Caesar
Shirley Caesar is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of James Cleveland, Youthful Praise, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Beverley Knight and CeCe Winans. Those roots explain a lot about how Shirley Caesar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Donnie McClurkin, Byron Cage, Bebe & Cece Winans, Hezekiah Walker and The Clark Sisters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kirk Franklin, John P. Kee, Tonéx, Garry Shider and Helen Yawson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Shirley Caesar, reaching back through James Cleveland and forward to Kirk Franklin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Shirley Caesar connections
Shirley Caesar grew out of James Cleveland, Youthful Praise, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Beverley Knight, shares an orbit with Donnie McClurkin, Byron Cage, Bebe & Cece Winans and Hezekiah Walker, went on to shape Kirk Franklin, John P. Kee, Tonéx and Garry Shider. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Shirley Caesar
Sounds and acts that shaped Shirley Caesar.
Artists similar to Shirley Caesar
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Shirley Caesar.
- Donnie McClurkinartist
- Byron Cageartist
- Bebe & Cece Winansartist
- Hezekiah Walkerartist
- The Clark Sistersartist
- Tasha Cobbs Leonardartist
- Mary Maryartist
- Mississippi Mass Choirartist
- Sounds Of Blacknessartist
- Kierra Sheardartist
- Kirk Franklin and the Familyartist
- Mahalia Jacksonartist
- Richard Smallwoodartist
- Tramaine Hawkinsartist
- Walter Hawkinsartist
- Kelly Priceartist
- Vanessa Bell Armstrongartist
- Maurette Brown Clarkartist
- Israel Houghtonartist
- Chicago Mass Choirartist
- Israel & New Breedartist
- Helen Baylorartist
- Karen Clark Sheardartist
Bands Shirley Caesar shaped
Where the influence of Shirley Caesar travelled next.
- Kirk Franklinartist
- John P. Keeartist
- Tonéxartist
- Garry Shiderartist
- Helen Yawsonartist
- Mary Maryartist
- Micah Stampleyartist
- Miki Howardartist
- Bakermatartist
- Tye Tribbettartist
- Michelle Williamsartist
- Angie Stoneartist
- Regina Belleartist
- The Clark Sistersartist
- CeCe Winansartist
- Patti LaBelleartist
- Whitney Houstonartist
- Faith Evansartist
- Kim Burrellartist
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