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Will You Be There

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BGospel

Will You Be There is a Contemporary R&B and Gospel act. Their sound grew out of The Ink Spots and Ludwig van Beethoven. Those roots explain a lot about how Will You Be There arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Who Wants to Live Forever, Billie Jean, My Heart Will Go On, Somebody That I Used to Know and Wind of Change, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jennifer Hudson, Boyce Avenue, Daryl Coley and Patti LaBelle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Will You Be There, reaching back through The Ink Spots and forward to Jennifer Hudson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Will You Be There" is a song by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson which was released on June 28, 1993, by Epic Records as the eighth single from his eighth studio album, Dangerous (1991). Jackson wrote and produced the song with additional production from Bruce Swedien. Following its live debut during MTV's 10th anniversary special, the song gained recognition in 1993 due to its use as the main theme on the soundtrack to the film Free Willy.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Will You Be ThereThe Ink SpotsLudwig van BeethovenJennifer HudsonBoyce AvenueDaryl ColeyPatti LaBelleWho Wants to Live Fo…Billie JeanMy Heart Will Go OnSomebody That I Used…Wind of Change

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Will You Be There connections

Will You Be There grew out of The Ink Spots and Ludwig van Beethoven, shares an orbit with Who Wants to Live Forever, Billie Jean, My Heart Will Go On and Somebody That I Used to Know, went on to shape Jennifer Hudson, Boyce Avenue, Daryl Coley and Patti LaBelle. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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