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The Sylvers

The Sylvers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Impressions, Jerry Butler, The Jackson 5 and Ray Charles. Those roots explain a lot about how The Sylvers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Willie Hutch, Little Beaver, The Dramatics, Brothers Johnson and Weldon Irvine, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into N'dambi, J Dilla, Janet Jackson, The D.O.C. and Dr. Dre, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Sylvers, reaching back through The Impressions and forward to N'dambi. 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 SylversThe ImpressionsJerry ButlerThe Jackson 5Ray CharlesN'dambiJ DillaJanet JacksonThe D.O.C.Dr. DreWillie HutchLittle BeaverThe DramaticsBrothers JohnsonWeldon IrvineA Taste of HoneyThe WhispersRufus

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The Sylvers connections

The Sylvers grew out of The Impressions, Jerry Butler, The Jackson 5 and Ray Charles, shares an orbit with Willie Hutch, Little Beaver, The Dramatics and Brothers Johnson, went on to shape N'dambi, J Dilla, Janet Jackson and The D.O.C.. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Sylvers

Roots4

Sounds and acts that shaped The Sylvers.

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Kindred19

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Sylvers.

Bands The Sylvers shaped

Legacy5

Where the influence of The Sylvers travelled next.

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