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The Dead 60s

The Dead 60s is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio. Those roots explain a lot about how The Dead 60s arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dogs, The Ordinary Boys, Dirty Pretty Things, The Coral and Hard-Fi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Basia Bulat, The Specials, Horace Andy, The Upsetters and Tapper Zukie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around The Dead 60s, reaching back through King Tubby and forward to Basia Bulat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Dead 60s were an English ska punk band from Liverpool. The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska, dub and reggae. They have taken influences from artists such as King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio.

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The Dead 60sKing TubbyJackie MittooGang of FourA Certain RatioBasia BulatThe SpecialsHorace AndyThe UpsettersTapper ZukieTerry HallCold SpecksDogsThe Ordinary BoysDirty Pretty ThingsThe CoralHard-FiThe ZutonsThe Von BondiesKaiser Chiefs

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The Dead 60s connections

The Dead 60s grew out of King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio, shares an orbit with Dogs, The Ordinary Boys, Dirty Pretty Things and The Coral, went on to shape Basia Bulat, The Specials, Horace Andy and The Upsetters. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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