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Tyrone Davis

Tyrone Davis is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Barbara Acklin, Marv Johnson, Freddie King and Marvin Sease. Those roots explain a lot about how Tyrone Davis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Z.Z. Hill, Latimore, Little Beaver, Willie Hutch and The Dramatics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into SWV, Michael McDonald, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Joseph Bowie and Nicky Thomas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Tyrone Davis, reaching back through Barbara Acklin and forward to SWV. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Tyrone Davis was an American blues and soul singer with a long list of hit records over more than 20 years. Davis had three number 1 hits on the Billboard R&B chart: "Can I Change My Mind" (1968), "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (1970), and "Turning Point" (1975).

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Tyrone DavisBarbara AcklinMarv JohnsonFreddie KingMarvin SeaseSWVMichael McDonaldEli "Paperboy" ReedJoseph BowieNicky ThomasLee FieldsZ.Z. HillLatimoreLittle BeaverWillie HutchThe DramaticsBobby "Blue" BlandO.V. WrightPatrice Rushen

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Tyrone Davis connections

Tyrone Davis grew out of Barbara Acklin, Marv Johnson, Freddie King and Marvin Sease, shares an orbit with Z.Z. Hill, Latimore, Little Beaver and Willie Hutch, went on to shape SWV, Michael McDonald, Eli "Paperboy" Reed and Joseph Bowie. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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