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Linval Thompson

Reggae
Reggae

Linval Thompson is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Earl "Chinna" Smith and Bunny Lee. Those roots explain a lot about how Linval Thompson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jacob Miller, Wailing Souls, Dennis Brown, The Mighty Diamonds and Leroy Smart, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Viceroys, Ranking Dread, Freddie McGregor, King Tubby and Eek-A-Mouse, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Linval Thompson, reaching back through Henry "Junjo" Lawes and forward to The Viceroys. 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
Linval ThompsonHenry "Junjo" LawesEarl "Chinna" SmithBunny LeeThe ViceroysRanking DreadFreddie McGregorKing TubbyEek-A-MouseJonny GreenwoodCaptain SinbadDennis BrownJacob MillerWailing SoulsDennis BrownThe Mighty DiamondsLeroy SmartGregory IsaacsThe ViceroysKing Tubby

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Linval Thompson connections

Linval Thompson grew out of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Earl "Chinna" Smith and Bunny Lee, shares an orbit with Jacob Miller, Wailing Souls, Dennis Brown and The Mighty Diamonds, went on to shape The Viceroys, Ranking Dread, Freddie McGregor and King Tubby. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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