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Jimmy Cliff is a Reggae and Ska act. Their sound grew out of Sharon Forrester, The Wailing Souls, Barbara Jones, Trojan Records and Majek Fashek. Those roots explain a lot about how Jimmy Cliff arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Toots and the Maytals, The Slickers, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and Derrick Morgan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Clash, The Pioneers, Ernest Ranglin, Musical Youth and Gilberto Gil, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 84 connections around Jimmy Cliff, reaching back through Sharon Forrester 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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Jimmy Cliff connections
Jimmy Cliff grew out of Sharon Forrester, The Wailing Souls, Barbara Jones and Trojan Records, shares an orbit with Toots and the Maytals, The Slickers, Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs, went on to shape The Clash, The Pioneers, Ernest Ranglin and Musical Youth. 84 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Jimmy Cliff
Sounds and acts that shaped Jimmy Cliff.
- Sharon Forresterartist
- The Wailing Soulsartist
- Barbara Jonesartist
- Trojan Recordsartist
- Majek Fashekartist
- I Can See Clearly Nowartist
- Leslie Kongartist
- The Guns of Brixtonartist
- Uziah Thompsonartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Joe Higgsartist
- Bongo Hermanartist
- The Maytalsartist
- The Meditationsartist
- Nora Deanartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Corneilleartist
- Pam Hallartist
- Millie Smallartist
- Cimaronsartist
- Ansel Collinsartist
- Cat Stevensartist
- Johnny Nashartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Steve Winwoodartist
- Joe Strummerartist
- Annie Lennoxartist
- Stingartist
- Tim Armstrongartist
- Rancidartist
- The Clashartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- La Toya Jacksonartist
- No Woman, No Cryartist
- Toots Hibbertartist
Artists similar to Jimmy Cliff
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Jimmy Cliff.
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- The Slickersartist
- Dennis Brownartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
- U-Royartist
- Steel Pulseartist
- The Ethiopiansartist
- The Paragonsartist
- The Mighty Diamondsartist
- Yellowmanartist
- Ziggy Marleyartist
- The Abyssiniansartist
- Junior Murvinartist
- Jacob Millerartist
- Prince Busterartist
Bands Jimmy Cliff shaped
Where the influence of Jimmy Cliff travelled next.
- The Clashartist
- The Pioneersartist
- Ernest Ranglinartist
- Musical Youthartist
- Gilberto Gilartist
- Mutabarukaartist
- Millieartist
- Winston Jarrettartist
- Wailing Soulsartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Tessanne Chinartist
- The Policeartist
- Jerry Garcia Bandartist
- Desmond Dekkerartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Cherartist
- UB40artist
- John Lennonartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- Lucky Dubeartist
- Beth Gibbonsartist
- Ayọartist
- Spiceartist
- Fix Youartist
- Arthur Leeartist
- Beenie Manartist
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