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Owen Gray is a Gospel and Reggae act. Their catalogue also touches Ska. Their sound grew out of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Millie Small and Bunny Lee. Those roots explain a lot about how Owen Gray arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Derrick Morgan, Tommy McCook, Leroy Smart, Joe Higgs and The Techniques, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Millie Small, Delroy Wilson, Millie, Derrick Morgan and Ken Boothe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Owen Gray, reaching back through The Rolling Stones and forward to Millie Small. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Owen Gray , also known as Owen Grey, was a Jamaican musician. His work spans the R&B, ska, rocksteady, and reggae eras of Jamaican music, and he has been credited as Jamaica's first home-grown singing star.
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Owen Gray connections
Owen Gray grew out of The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Millie Small and Bunny Lee, shares an orbit with Derrick Morgan, Tommy McCook, Leroy Smart and Joe Higgs, went on to shape Millie Small, Delroy Wilson, Millie and Derrick Morgan. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists similar to Owen Gray
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- Tommy McCookartist
- Leroy Smartartist
- Joe Higgsartist
- The Techniquesartist
- Prince Busterartist
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- Tommy McCook & The Supersonicsartist
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- Lloyd Charmersartist
- The Ethiopiansartist
- Bob Andyartist
- Dennis Brownartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Don Drummondartist
- Byron Lee & The Dragonairesartist
- Roland Alphonsoartist
- The Kingstoniansartist
- The Heptonesartist
- U-Royartist
- Freddie McKayartist
- Sound Dimensionartist
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