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Will Downing

Will Downing is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Norma Jean Wright, Zhané, Kashif, Mica Paris and Eric Roberson. Those roots explain a lot about how Will Downing arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stacy Lattisaw, Keith Washington, Miki Howard, Loose Ends and Brian McKnight, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lorenzo, Jennifer Holliday, Kool & The Gang, Mariah Carey and Billy Ocean, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Will Downing, reaching back through Norma Jean Wright and forward to Lorenzo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Wilfred "Will" Downing is an American R&B, soul, neo soul, and jazz singer and songwriter. He has released 22 studio albums.

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Will DowningNorma Jean WrightZhanéKashifMica ParisEric RobersonJohn ColtraneAngela BofillLorenzoJennifer HollidayKool & The GangMariah CareyBilly OceanRegina BelleMica ParisChanté MooreStacy LattisawKeith WashingtonMiki HowardLoose EndsBrian McKnightPhil PerryKindred The Family S…Patti Austin

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Will Downing connections

Will Downing grew out of Norma Jean Wright, Zhané, Kashif and Mica Paris, shares an orbit with Stacy Lattisaw, Keith Washington, Miki Howard and Loose Ends, went on to shape Lorenzo, Jennifer Holliday, Kool & The Gang and Mariah Carey. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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