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Don Letts

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Reggae

Don Letts is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Bob Marley. Those roots explain a lot about how Don Letts arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Groove Armada, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Clash, Musical Youth, The Psychedelic Furs, The Pretenders and Elvis Costello, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Don Letts, reaching back through Bob Marley and forward to The Clash. 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
Don LettsBob MarleyThe ClashMusical YouthThe Psychedelic FursThe PretendersElvis CostelloThe SlitsGroove Armada

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Don Letts connections

Don Letts grew out of Bob Marley, shares an orbit with Groove Armada, went on to shape The Clash, Musical Youth, The Psychedelic Furs and The Pretenders. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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