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Pat Kelly

Pat Kelly is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Slim Smith, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, Bettye Swann and Johnny Nash. Those roots explain a lot about how Pat Kelly arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Derrick Morgan, The Techniques, Slim Smith, Nicky Thomas and The Ethiopians, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Big Youth, Ken Parker, Tony Tuff, Ronnie Davis and The Itals, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Pat Kelly, reaching back through Slim Smith and forward to Big Youth. 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
Pat KellySlim SmithSam CookeCurtis MayfieldBettye SwannJohnny NashJames CarrJohn DenverVal BennettBig YouthKen ParkerTony TuffRonnie DavisThe ItalsCornell CampbellGeorge NooksDillingerDerrick MorganThe TechniquesSlim SmithNicky ThomasThe EthiopiansThe ParagonsLloyd CharmersOwen Gray

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Pat Kelly connections

Pat Kelly grew out of Slim Smith, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield and Bettye Swann, shares an orbit with Derrick Morgan, The Techniques, Slim Smith and Nicky Thomas, went on to shape Big Youth, Ken Parker, Tony Tuff and Ronnie Davis. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Pat Kelly

Roots10

Sounds and acts that shaped Pat Kelly.

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Kindred13

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Pat Kelly.

Bands Pat Kelly shaped

Legacy12

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