◇ image via WikipediaDerrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of Little Richard, Leslie Kong, Owen Gray, Ben E. King and Roy Shirley. Those roots explain a lot about how Derrick Morgan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Prince Buster, The Ethiopians, Tommy McCook, Lord Tanamo and Roland Alphonso, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Queen Ifrica, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Garnett Silk, Dr. Ring-Ding and Desmond Dekker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Derrick Morgan, reaching back through Little Richard and forward to Queen Ifrica. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Derrick Morgan connections
Derrick Morgan grew out of Little Richard, Leslie Kong, Owen Gray and Ben E. King, shares an orbit with Prince Buster, The Ethiopians, Tommy McCook and Lord Tanamo, went on to shape Queen Ifrica, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Garnett Silk and Dr. Ring-Ding. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Lord Tanamoartist
- Roland Alphonsoartist
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- Derrick Harriottartist
- Tommy McCook & The Supersonicsartist
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- Dandyartist
- Don Drummondartist
- Owen Grayartist
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- Symaripartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Lloyd Charmersartist
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