◇ image via WikipediaEddy Grant
Eddy Grant is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Emmanuel Jal, Chuck Berry and Gary Powell. Those roots explain a lot about how Eddy Grant arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Imagination, Maxi Priest, Laid Back, Robert Palmer and Wet Wet Wet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Clash, Powerman 5000, Steel Pulse, Pato Banton and Ali Campbell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Eddy Grant, reaching back through Emmanuel Jal 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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Eddy Grant connections
Eddy Grant grew out of Emmanuel Jal, Chuck Berry and Gary Powell, shares an orbit with Imagination, Maxi Priest, Laid Back and Robert Palmer, went on to shape The Clash, Powerman 5000, Steel Pulse and Pato Banton. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Eddy Grant
Sounds and acts that shaped Eddy Grant.
Artists similar to Eddy Grant
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Eddy Grant.
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- Maxi Priestartist
- Laid Backartist
- Robert Palmerartist
- Wet Wet Wetartist
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- Spargoartist
- Wang Chungartist
- Go Westartist
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Bands Eddy Grant shaped
Where the influence of Eddy Grant travelled next.
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- Steel Pulseartist
- Pato Bantonartist
- Ali Campbellartist
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- Rudyartist
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