◇ image via WikipediaRichie Stephens
Richie Stephens is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Singing Melody. Those roots explain a lot about how Richie Stephens arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mikey Spice, Pam Hall, George Nooks, Junior Tucker and Glen Washington, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mad Cobra, General Degree and Gentleman, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Richie Stephens, reaching back through Singing Melody and forward to Mad Cobra. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Richard Stephenson, better known as Richie Stephens is a Jamaican R&B, dancehall and reggae singer and producer.
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Richie Stephens grew out of Singing Melody, shares an orbit with Mikey Spice, Pam Hall, George Nooks and Junior Tucker, went on to shape Mad Cobra, General Degree and Gentleman. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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