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The Maytals is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Otis Redding, The Pioneers, Trojan Records, The Heptones and Byron Lee. Those roots explain a lot about how The Maytals arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Toots and the Maytals, Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, The Ethiopians and The Kingstonians, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sister Nancy, Yellowman, The Specials, The Clash and Bob Marley & The Wailers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around The Maytals, reaching back through Otis Redding and forward to Sister Nancy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Maytals connections
The Maytals grew out of Otis Redding, The Pioneers, Trojan Records and The Heptones, shares an orbit with Toots and the Maytals, Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker & The Aces and The Ethiopians, went on to shape Sister Nancy, Yellowman, The Specials and The Clash. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Maytals
Sounds and acts that shaped The Maytals.
Artists similar to The Maytals
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Maytals.
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- The Ethiopiansartist
- The Kingstoniansartist
- Tony Tribeartist
- The Paragonsartist
- Roland Alphonsoartist
- Tommy McCookartist
- Lord Tanamoartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Owen Grayartist
- Prince Busterartist
- Marcia Griffithsartist
- Don Drummondartist
- Bad Mannersartist
- The Slickersartist
- Lloyd Charmersartist
- Symaripartist
- Hopeton Lewisartist
- Dandyartist
- The Selecterartist
Bands The Maytals shaped
Where the influence of The Maytals travelled next.
- Sister Nancyartist
- Yellowmanartist
- The Specialsartist
- The Clashartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
- Willie Nelsonartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Keith Richardsartist
- No Doubtartist
- Ben Harperartist
- The Rootsartist
- Shaggyartist
- Radioheadartist
- Amy Winehouseartist
- Jimmy Cliffartist
- Ziggy Marleyartist
- Paolo Nutiniartist
- Marcia Griffithsartist
- Anthony Bartist
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