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Gramps Morgan

Gramps Morgan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Denroy Morgan, Inner Circle, Delly Ranks and Delly Ranx. Those roots explain a lot about how Gramps Morgan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Da'Ville, Richie Stephens, Glen Washington, Mikey Spice and George Nooks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sting, India.Arie, Buju Banton, John Legend and Tarrus Riley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Gramps Morgan, reaching back through Denroy Morgan and forward to Sting. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Roy "Gramps" Morgan is a Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, record executive, and entrepreneur. Gramps was born in Brooklyn, New York, but was raised partially in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is the son of well-known reggae artist Denroy Morgan, and a founding member of Grammy Award-winning reggae band Morgan Heritage. Most of his brothers and sisters are also in the music business.

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Gramps MorganDenroy MorganInner CircleDelly RanksDelly RanxStingIndia.ArieBuju BantonJohn LegendTarrus RileyShaggyDa'VilleRichie StephensGlen WashingtonMikey SpiceGeorge NooksEddie LovetteHouse of ShemPam Hall

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Gramps Morgan connections

Gramps Morgan grew out of Denroy Morgan, Inner Circle, Delly Ranks and Delly Ranx, shares an orbit with Da'Ville, Richie Stephens, Glen Washington and Mikey Spice, went on to shape Sting, India.Arie, Buju Banton and John Legend. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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