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Deal's Gone Bad is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Prince Buster, The Skatalites and The Wailers. Those roots explain a lot about how Deal's Gone Bad arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 3 connections around Deal's Gone Bad, reaching back through Prince Buster. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Deal's Gone Bad is a band from Chicago, Illinois. Their sound mixes reggae, rocksteady, and ska music with American soul. They have been together since 1994, with numerous lineup changes over the years. The current incarnation has been mostly stable since 2003. The band hews to a more traditional ska-reggae sound while many others working in the genre morphed into a more punk variety.
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Deal's Gone Bad grew out of Prince Buster, The Skatalites and The Wailers. 3 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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