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Jimmy Riley

Reggae
Reggae

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, Pam Hall and Winston Jarrett, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cherine Anderson, Tarrus Riley, Delroy Wilson and Slim Smith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 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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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jimmy RileyMarvin GayeAl CampbellPluto ShervingtonCherine AndersonTarrus RileyDelroy WilsonSlim SmithRonnie DavisGeorge NooksMikey SpicePam HallWinston JarrettGlen WashingtonRichie StephensJunior Tucker

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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 Pam Hall, went on to shape Cherine Anderson, Tarrus Riley, Delroy Wilson and Slim Smith. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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