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Dean Fraser

Reggae
Reggae

Dean Fraser is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Bob Andy, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Dennis Brown, Bob Marley and Ernest Ranglin. Those roots explain a lot about how Dean Fraser arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Glen Washington, George Nooks, Everton Blender, Pam Hall and Vin Gordon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tarrus Riley, Luciano, Kamil Bednarek, Beres Hammond and Gregory Isaacs, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Dean Fraser, reaching back through Bob Andy and forward to Tarrus Riley. 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
Dean FraserBob AndyEarl "Chinna" SmithDennis BrownBob MarleyErnest RanglinThe CongosTarrus RileyLucianoKamil BednarekBeres HammondGregory IsaacsDuane StephensonGlen WashingtonGeorge NooksEverton BlenderPam HallVin GordonAdmiral TibetWinston JarrettMikey Spice

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Dean Fraser grew out of Bob Andy, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Dennis Brown and Bob Marley, shares an orbit with Glen Washington, George Nooks, Everton Blender and Pam Hall, went on to shape Tarrus Riley, Luciano, Kamil Bednarek and Beres Hammond. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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