◇ image via WikipediaJunior Murvin
Junior Murvin is a House and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Lee "Scratch" Perry, 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 The Mighty Diamonds, The Heptones, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown and Wailing Souls, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Clash and Paul Kelly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Junior Murvin, reaching back through Lee "Scratch" Perry and forward to The Clash. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Junior Murvin connections
Junior Murvin grew out of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly Dunbar, The Upsetters and Curtis Mayfield, shares an orbit with The Mighty Diamonds, The Heptones, Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown, went on to shape The Clash and Paul Kelly. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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