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Big Mountain is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Christafari, Bob Marley and Peter Frampton. Those roots explain a lot about how Big Mountain arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eddy Grant, Aswad, No Mercy, Chaka Demus & Pliers and The Rembrandts, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Big Mountain, reaching back through Christafari. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Big Mountain is an American reggae band formed in 1986 at San Diego, California by vocalist Joaquin "Quino" McWhinney. The band gained wide recognition and became known for its cover of Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way", which became a top 10 hit single in the US in early 1994, reaching No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 and No. 2 in the UK.
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Big Mountain connections
Big Mountain grew out of Christafari, Bob Marley and Peter Frampton, shares an orbit with Eddy Grant, Aswad, No Mercy and Chaka Demus & Pliers. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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