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Prince Buster is a Reggae and Ska act. Their sound grew out of Val Bennett, Eddy Grant, Coxsone Dodd, Frankie Lymon and Fats Domino. Those roots explain a lot about how Prince Buster arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tommy McCook & The Supersonics, Derrick Morgan, Symarip, Tommy McCook and The Ethiopians, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mint Royale, The Specials, Frank Farian, The Beat and The Toasters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Prince Buster, reaching back through Val Bennett and forward to Mint Royale. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Prince Buster connections
Prince Buster grew out of Val Bennett, Eddy Grant, Coxsone Dodd and Frankie Lymon, shares an orbit with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics, Derrick Morgan, Symarip and Tommy McCook, went on to shape Mint Royale, The Specials, Frank Farian and The Beat. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Prince Buster
Sounds and acts that shaped Prince Buster.
Artists similar to Prince Buster
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Prince Buster.
- Tommy McCook & The Supersonicsartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Symaripartist
- Tommy McCookartist
- The Ethiopiansartist
- The Techniquesartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Slim Smithartist
- Clancy Ecclesartist
- Owen Grayartist
- Don Drummondartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Roland Alphonsoartist
- Millie Smallartist
- Hopeton Lewisartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- The Kingstoniansartist
- The Paragonsartist
- Sound Dimensionartist
- Lord Tanamoartist
- The Selecterartist
- The Slickersartist
- The Jamaicansartist
- Judge Dreadartist
- Marcia Griffithsartist
- Harry J Allstarsartist
Bands Prince Buster shaped
Where the influence of Prince Buster travelled next.
- Mint Royaleartist
- The Specialsartist
- Frank Farianartist
- The Beatartist
- The Toastersartist
- Steve Jonesartist
- Take the Heat off Meartist
- The Skatalitesartist
- Deal's Gone Badartist
- Ernest Ranglinartist
- Shame and Scandalartist
- Judge Dreadartist
- The Melodiansartist
- The English Beatartist
- Mike Barsonartist
- The Aggrolitesartist
- Madnessartist
- Bob Marleyartist
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