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Al Campbell

Al Campbell is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Freddie McGregor, Ernest Wilson, The Heptones, Wayne Wade and Michael Prophet. Those roots explain a lot about how Al Campbell arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Barry Brown, Carlton Livingston, Cornell Campbell, Tony Tuff and Johnny Osbourne, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cornell Campbell, Jimmy Riley and The Uniques, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Al Campbell, reaching back through Freddie McGregor and forward to Cornell Campbell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Alphonso "Al" Campbell is a Jamaican reggae singer active since the late 1960s.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Al CampbellFreddie McGregorErnest WilsonThe HeptonesWayne WadeMichael ProphetPat KellyKen BootheCornell CampbellJimmy RileyThe UniquesBarry BrownCarlton LivingstonCornell CampbellTony TuffJohnny OsbourneRoland BurrellSugar MinottDennis Brown

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Al Campbell connections

Al Campbell grew out of Freddie McGregor, Ernest Wilson, The Heptones and Wayne Wade, shares an orbit with Barry Brown, Carlton Livingston, Cornell Campbell and Tony Tuff, went on to shape Cornell Campbell, Jimmy Riley and The Uniques. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Al Campbell

Roots7

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