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Devon Russell

Devon Russell is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Curtis Mayfield. Those roots explain a lot about how Devon Russell arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Heptones, The Ethiopians, Dennis Brown, Freddie McKay and Gregory Isaacs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Congos and Big Youth, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Devon Russell, reaching back through Curtis Mayfield and forward to The Congos. 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
Devon RussellCurtis MayfieldThe CongosBig YouthThe HeptonesThe EthiopiansDennis BrownFreddie McKayGregory IsaacsJunior MurvinOwen GrayU-Roy

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Devon Russell connections

Devon Russell grew out of Curtis Mayfield, shares an orbit with The Heptones, The Ethiopians, Dennis Brown and Freddie McKay, went on to shape The Congos and Big Youth. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots1

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