◇ image via WikipediaDr. Ring-Ding
Dr. Ring-Ding is a Reggae and Ska act. Their sound grew out of Lord Tanamo, Derrick Morgan, Laurel Aitken, Judge Dread and The Skatalites. Those roots explain a lot about how Dr. Ring-Ding arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Skinnerbox, Chris Murray and Deal's Gone Bad, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dreadsquad, H-Blockx and Doreen Shaffer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Dr. Ring-Ding, reaching back through Lord Tanamo and forward to Dreadsquad. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Dr. Ring-Ding connections
Dr. Ring-Ding grew out of Lord Tanamo, Derrick Morgan, Laurel Aitken and Judge Dread, shares an orbit with Skinnerbox, Chris Murray and Deal's Gone Bad, went on to shape Dreadsquad, H-Blockx and Doreen Shaffer. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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