◇ image via WikipediaJimmy Riley
Jimmy Riley is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Marvin Gaye, Al Campbell and Pluto Shervington. Those roots explain a lot about how Jimmy Riley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ronnie Davis, George Nooks, Mikey Spice, Glen Washington and Richie Stephens, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cherine Anderson, Slim Smith, Tarrus Riley and Delroy Wilson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Jimmy Riley, reaching back through Marvin Gaye and forward to Cherine Anderson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jimmy Riley connections
Jimmy Riley grew out of Marvin Gaye, Al Campbell and Pluto Shervington, shares an orbit with Ronnie Davis, George Nooks, Mikey Spice and Glen Washington, went on to shape Cherine Anderson, Slim Smith, Tarrus Riley and Delroy Wilson. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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