◇ image via WikipediaHarry J Allstars
Harry J Allstars is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Val Bennett and The Pioneers. Those roots explain a lot about how Harry J Allstars arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nicky Thomas, Tony Tribe, Lloyd Charmers, Desmond Dekker & The Aces and Derrick Morgan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Horace Andy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Harry J Allstars, reaching back through Val Bennett and forward to Horace Andy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Harry Zephaniah Johnson, known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer.
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Harry J Allstars connections
Harry J Allstars grew out of Val Bennett and The Pioneers, shares an orbit with Nicky Thomas, Tony Tribe, Lloyd Charmers and Desmond Dekker & The Aces, went on to shape Horace Andy. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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