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Will You Be There

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Contemporary R&BGospel

Will You Be There is a Contemporary R&B and Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Ludwig van Beethoven and The Ink Spots. 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, 7 Years, My Heart Will Go On and Somebody That I Used to Know, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boyce Avenue, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson and Daryl Coley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Will You Be There, reaching back through Ludwig van Beethoven and forward to Boyce Avenue. 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 ThereLudwig van BeethovenThe Ink SpotsBoyce AvenuePatti LaBelleJennifer HudsonDaryl ColeyWho Wants to Live Fo…Billie Jean7 YearsMy 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 Ludwig van Beethoven and The Ink Spots, shares an orbit with Who Wants to Live Forever, Billie Jean, 7 Years and My Heart Will Go On, went on to shape Boyce Avenue, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson and Daryl Coley. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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