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Joe Higgs

Ska
Ska

Joe Higgs is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of Rupie Edwards, Leslie Kong, Clancy Eccles and Junior Marvin. Those roots explain a lot about how Joe Higgs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Owen Gray, Freddie McKay, Jacob Miller, Gregory Isaacs and Lone Ranger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bob Marley, Clinton Fearon, Peter Tosh, Ijahman Levi and The Wailers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Joe Higgs, reaching back through Rupie Edwards and forward to Bob Marley. 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
Joe HiggsRupie EdwardsLeslie KongClancy EcclesJunior MarvinBob MarleyClinton FearonPeter ToshIjahman LeviThe WailersJimmy CliffThe Wailing SoulsOwen GrayFreddie McKayJacob MillerGregory IsaacsLone RangerThe HeptonesIjahman LeviWailing Souls

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Joe Higgs connections

Joe Higgs grew out of Rupie Edwards, Leslie Kong, Clancy Eccles and Junior Marvin, shares an orbit with Owen Gray, Freddie McKay, Jacob Miller and Gregory Isaacs, went on to shape Bob Marley, Clinton Fearon, Peter Tosh and Ijahman Levi. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Joe Higgs

Roots4

Sounds and acts that shaped Joe Higgs.

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