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Keith & Tex

Keith & Tex is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Derrick Harriott and The Temptations. Those roots explain a lot about how Keith & Tex arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Slickers, The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster and The Jamaicans, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Scotty, Big Youth, Don Campbell and Tenor Saw, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Keith & Tex, reaching back through Derrick Harriott and forward to Scotty. 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
Keith & TexDerrick HarriottThe TemptationsScottyBig YouthDon CampbellTenor SawThe SlickersThe EthiopiansDerrick MorganPrince BusterThe JamaicansDesmond Dekker & The…Clancy EcclesSlim Smith

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Keith & Tex connections

Keith & Tex grew out of Derrick Harriott and The Temptations, shares an orbit with The Slickers, The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan and Prince Buster, went on to shape Scotty, Big Youth, Don Campbell and Tenor Saw. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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