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Yvonne Fair

Yvonne Fair is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Norman Whitfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Yvonne Fair arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gwen McCrae, Rufus, Barbara Acklin, Syreeta and The Bar-Kays, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into James Brown, Rose Royce and I Got You (I Feel Good), where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Yvonne Fair, reaching back through Norman Whitfield and forward to James Brown. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Flora Yvonne Fair Strain was an American singer, best known for her 1975 recording of "It Should Have Been Me".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Yvonne FairNorman WhitfieldJames BrownRose RoyceI Got You (I Feel Go…Gwen McCraeRufusBarbara AcklinSyreetaThe Bar-KaysFreda PayneJohnny BristolWillie Hutch

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Yvonne Fair connections

Yvonne Fair grew out of Norman Whitfield, shares an orbit with Gwen McCrae, Rufus, Barbara Acklin and Syreeta, went on to shape James Brown, Rose Royce and I Got You (I Feel Good). 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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