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Freddie McKay

Freddie McKay is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Johnny Clarke, Burning Spear, Horace Andy, Dennis Brown and Coxsone Dodd. Those roots explain a lot about how Freddie McKay arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Heptones, Twinkle Brothers, The Paragons, Leroy Smart and Derrick Harriott, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Freddie McKay, reaching back through Johnny Clarke. 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
Freddie McKayJohnny ClarkeBurning SpearHorace AndyDennis BrownCoxsone DoddThe HeptonesTwinkle BrothersThe ParagonsLeroy SmartDerrick HarriottSlim SmithOwen GrayThe Abyssinians

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Freddie McKay connections

Freddie McKay grew out of Johnny Clarke, Burning Spear, Horace Andy and Dennis Brown, shares an orbit with The Heptones, Twinkle Brothers, The Paragons and Leroy Smart. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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