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Johnny Osbourne

Dancehall
DancehallReggae

Johnny Osbourne is a Dancehall and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Dirtsman, Jah Thomas, Winston Riley, Hopeton Lewis and Earth Wind and Fire. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Osbourne arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Max Romeo, Dennis Brown, Wailing Souls, Lone Ranger and Gregory Isaacs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Major Lazer, Leroy Wallace, Leroy Smart and Yellowman, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Johnny Osbourne, reaching back through Dirtsman and forward to Major Lazer. 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
Johnny OsbourneDirtsmanJah ThomasWinston RileyHopeton LewisEarth Wind and FireJohnny RingoEcho MinottMajor LazerLeroy WallaceLeroy SmartYellowmanMax RomeoDennis BrownWailing SoulsLone RangerGregory IsaacsPablo MosesHugh MundellThe Mighty Diamonds

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Johnny Osbourne grew out of Dirtsman, Jah Thomas, Winston Riley and Hopeton Lewis, shares an orbit with Max Romeo, Dennis Brown, Wailing Souls and Lone Ranger, went on to shape Major Lazer, Leroy Wallace, Leroy Smart and Yellowman. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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