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John Holt

Reggae
Reggae

John Holt is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Bunny Lee, Leslie Kong, Little Roy, Vincent "Randy" Chin and Lloyd Parks. Those roots explain a lot about how John Holt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dennis Brown, The Heptones, Gregory Isaacs, The Paragons and The Mighty Diamonds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anthony Johnson, Atomic Kitten, U-Roy, UB40 and Horace Andy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around John Holt, reaching back through Bunny Lee and forward to Anthony Johnson. 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
John HoltBunny LeeLeslie KongLittle RoyVincent "Randy" ChinLloyd ParksThe RevolutionariesWayne WadeKofiAnthony JohnsonAtomic KittenU-RoyUB40Horace AndyMassive AttackDennis BrownMaxi PriestDennis BrownThe HeptonesGregory IsaacsThe ParagonsThe Mighty DiamondsThe EthiopiansU-RoyDerrick Morgan

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John Holt connections

John Holt grew out of Bunny Lee, Leslie Kong, Little Roy and Vincent "Randy" Chin, shares an orbit with Dennis Brown, The Heptones, Gregory Isaacs and The Paragons, went on to shape Anthony Johnson, Atomic Kitten, U-Roy and UB40. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced John Holt

Roots13

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