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Barry Brown

Reggae
Reggae

Barry Brown is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of King Jammy, Sugar Minott, Bunny Lee, Jah Thomas and Prince Jammy. Those roots explain a lot about how Barry Brown arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Leroy Smart, Michael Prophet, Tommy McCook, Freddie McKay and Dennis Brown, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rod Taylor, Cornell Campbell, Little John, Anthony Johnson and Johnny Lee, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Barry Brown, reaching back through King Jammy and forward to Rod Taylor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Barry BrownKing JammySugar MinottBunny LeeJah ThomasPrince JammyJohnny ClarkeRod TaylorCornell CampbellLittle JohnAnthony JohnsonJohnny LeeLeroy SmartMichael ProphetTommy McCookFreddie McKayDennis BrownYabby YouThe Mighty DiamondsJacob Miller

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Barry Brown connections

Barry Brown grew out of King Jammy, Sugar Minott, Bunny Lee and Jah Thomas, shares an orbit with Leroy Smart, Michael Prophet, Tommy McCook and Freddie McKay, went on to shape Rod Taylor, Cornell Campbell, Little John and Anthony Johnson. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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