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The Pioneers

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The Pioneers is a Reggae and Ska act. Their sound grew out of Jerry Dammers, Symarip, Leslie Kong, Eddy Grant and Desmond Dekker. Those roots explain a lot about how The Pioneers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan, The Kingstonians, Prince Buster and Clancy Eccles, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Slickers, The Skatalites, The Beat, The Selecter and The Specials, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Pioneers, reaching back through Jerry Dammers and forward to The Slickers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Pioneers are a Jamaican reggae, soul and rocksteady vocal trio, whose main period of success was in the 1960s. The trio has had different line-ups, and still occasionally performs.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The PioneersJerry DammersSymaripLeslie KongEddy GrantDesmond DekkerJimmy CliffThe SlickersThe SkatalitesThe BeatThe SelecterThe SpecialsUB40Harry J AllstarsThe MaytalsThe EthiopiansDerrick MorganThe KingstoniansPrince BusterClancy EcclesSymaripNicky ThomasDerrick Harriott

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The Pioneers connections

The Pioneers grew out of Jerry Dammers, Symarip, Leslie Kong and Eddy Grant, shares an orbit with The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan, The Kingstonians and Prince Buster, went on to shape The Slickers, The Skatalites, The Beat and The Selecter. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Pioneers

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