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Bob Marley

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Bob Marley is a Reggae and Ska act. Their sound grew out of James Brown, The Isley Brothers, Jackie Wilson, Fats Domino and Curtis Mayfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Bob Marley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bob Marley & The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs and Alborosie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Police, Lenny Kravitz, The Clash, Manu Chao and Smash Mouth, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 263 connections around Bob Marley, reaching back through James Brown and forward to The Police. 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
Bob MarleyJames BrownThe Isley BrothersJackie WilsonFats DominoCurtis MayfieldSmokey RobinsonPrince BusterLaurel AitkenThe PoliceLenny KravitzThe ClashManu ChaoSmash MouthNickelbackThird WorldKeith HudsonBob Marley & The Wai…Peter ToshBurning SpearGregory IsaacsAlborosieZiggy MarleyToots and the MaytalsSizzla

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Bob Marley connections

Bob Marley grew out of James Brown, The Isley Brothers, Jackie Wilson and Fats Domino, shares an orbit with Bob Marley & The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and Gregory Isaacs, went on to shape The Police, Lenny Kravitz, The Clash and Manu Chao. 263 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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