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Junior Murvin

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Junior Murvin is a House and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Earl "Chinna" Smith, Sly Dunbar, The Upsetters, Curtis Mayfield and The Congos. Those roots explain a lot about how Junior Murvin arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Max Romeo, The Mighty Diamonds, The Heptones, Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters and Gregory Isaacs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paul Kelly and The Clash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Junior Murvin, reaching back through Earl "Chinna" Smith and forward to Paul Kelly. 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
Junior MurvinEarl "Chinna" SmithSly DunbarThe UpsettersCurtis MayfieldThe CongosBoris GardinerMikey DreadLee "Scratch" PerryPaul KellyThe ClashMax RomeoThe Mighty DiamondsThe HeptonesLee "Scratch" Perry …Gregory IsaacsDennis BrownWailing SoulsThe Abyssinians

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Junior Murvin grew out of Earl "Chinna" Smith, Sly Dunbar, The Upsetters and Curtis Mayfield, shares an orbit with Max Romeo, The Mighty Diamonds, The Heptones and Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, went on to shape Paul Kelly and The Clash. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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