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The 411

The 411 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lemar, Al Green, Mary J. Blige, SWV and Peabo Bryson. Those roots explain a lot about how The 411 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Honeyz, All Saints, Vanessa Amorosi, Cleopatra and Alexandra Burke, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paloma Faith, Percy Sledge, Peabo Bryson, Candi Staton and Cliff Richard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around The 411, reaching back through Lemar and forward to Paloma Faith. 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
The 411LemarAl GreenMary J. BligeSWVPeabo BrysonK.MaroPaloma FaithPercy SledgePeabo BrysonCandi StatonCliff RichardGirls AloudGhostface KillahThe SaturdaysHoneyzAll SaintsVanessa AmorosiCleopatraAlexandra BurkeStoosheRachel StevensBlaque

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The 411 connections

The 411 grew out of Lemar, Al Green, Mary J. Blige and SWV, shares an orbit with Honeyz, All Saints, Vanessa Amorosi and Cleopatra, went on to shape Paloma Faith, Percy Sledge, Peabo Bryson and Candi Staton. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The 411

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped The 411.

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Kindred19

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The 411.

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Legacy12

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