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Bob Andy

Bob Andy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Check It Out, Sonia Pottinger, Leroy Sibbles, Rupie Edwards and Marcia Griffiths. Those roots explain a lot about how Bob Andy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Slim Smith, The Heptones, The Viceroys, Owen Gray and Nicky Thomas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Michael Prophet, Tony Rebel and Cutty Ranks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Bob Andy, reaching back through Check It Out and forward to Ken Boothe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Keith Anderson , better known by the stage name Bob Andy, was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He was widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Bob AndyCheck It OutSonia PottingerLeroy SibblesRupie EdwardsMarcia GriffithsDennis BrownKen BootheMarcia GriffithsMichael ProphetTony RebelCutty RanksFreddie McGregorSteely & ClevieGregory IsaacsSlim SmithThe HeptonesThe ViceroysOwen GrayNicky ThomasDerrick MorganThe ParagonsThe Ethiopians

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Bob Andy connections

Bob Andy grew out of Check It Out, Sonia Pottinger, Leroy Sibbles and Rupie Edwards, shares an orbit with Slim Smith, The Heptones, The Viceroys and Owen Gray, went on to shape Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Michael Prophet and Tony Rebel. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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