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Eric Donaldson

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Reggae

Eric Donaldson is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Bunny Lee. Those roots explain a lot about how Eric Donaldson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Slickers, Owen Gray, Gregory Isaacs, Nicky Thomas and Jacob Miller, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into UB40 and The Rolling Stones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Eric Donaldson, reaching back through Bunny Lee and forward to UB40. 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
Eric DonaldsonBunny LeeUB40The Rolling StonesThe SlickersOwen GrayGregory IsaacsNicky ThomasJacob MillerIjahman LeviThe EthiopiansDennis Brown

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Eric Donaldson connections

Eric Donaldson grew out of Bunny Lee, shares an orbit with The Slickers, Owen Gray, Gregory Isaacs and Nicky Thomas, went on to shape UB40 and The Rolling Stones. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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