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We Are the World

Gospel
GospelPop

We Are the World is a Gospel and Pop act. Their sound grew out of Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte, Stevie Wonder and Kenny Rogers. Those roots explain a lot about how We Are the World arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into USA for Africa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around We Are the World, reaching back through Michael Jackson and forward to USA for Africa. 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
We Are the WorldMichael JacksonLionel RichieHarry BelafonteStevie WonderKenny RogersThe JacksonsLouis JohnsonGreg PhillinganesUSA for Africa

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We Are the World connections

We Are the World grew out of Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte and Stevie Wonder, went on to shape USA for Africa. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Sounds and acts that shaped We Are the World.

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