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Dobby Dobson

Gospel
GospelReggae

Dobby Dobson is a Gospel and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Ambelique. Those roots explain a lot about how Dobby Dobson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joe White, Lester Sterling, The Versatiles, The Cables and Ansel Collins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gregory Isaacs, Rupie Edwards, Barrington Levy, The Paragons and The Meditations, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Dobby Dobson, reaching back through Ambelique and forward to Gregory Isaacs. 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
Dobby DobsonAmbeliqueGregory IsaacsRupie EdwardsBarrington LevyThe ParagonsThe MeditationsJoe WhiteLester SterlingThe VersatilesThe CablesAnsel Collins

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Dobby Dobson connections

Dobby Dobson grew out of Ambelique, shares an orbit with Joe White, Lester Sterling, The Versatiles and The Cables, went on to shape Gregory Isaacs, Rupie Edwards, Barrington Levy and The Paragons. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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