◇ image via WikipediaThe Skatalites
The Skatalites is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of The Pioneers, Shame and Scandal, Leroy Wallace, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and Flogging Molly. Those roots explain a lot about how The Skatalites arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Don Drummond, Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster, The Ethiopians and Toots and the Maytals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Supervillains, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley, Ben Harper and Bonnie Raitt, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around The Skatalites, reaching back through The Pioneers and forward to The Supervillains. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Skatalites connections
The Skatalites grew out of The Pioneers, Shame and Scandal, Leroy Wallace and Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, shares an orbit with Don Drummond, Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster and The Ethiopians, went on to shape The Supervillains, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley and Ben Harper. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Skatalites
Sounds and acts that shaped The Skatalites.
- The Pioneersartist
- Shame and Scandalartist
- Leroy Wallaceartist
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminalsartist
- Flogging Mollyartist
- Coxsone Doddartist
- Lester Bowieartist
- Roland Alphonsoartist
- Don Drummondartist
- Delroy Wilsonartist
- Desmond Dekkerartist
- The Wailersartist
- Prince Busterartist
- Lord Tanamoartist
- Ernest Ranglinartist
Artists similar to The Skatalites
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Skatalites.
- Don Drummondartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Prince Busterartist
- The Ethiopiansartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- The Techniquesartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Lord Tanamoartist
- Slim Smithartist
- Symaripartist
- The Paragonsartist
- The Selecterartist
- Byron Lee & The Dragonairesartist
- Hepcatartist
- Bad Mannersartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Owen Grayartist
- The Aggrolitesartist
- U-Royartist
Bands The Skatalites shaped
Where the influence of The Skatalites travelled next.
- The Supervillainsartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- Ben Harperartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
- Manu Chaoartist
- The Rootsartist
- Ryan Adamsartist
- Keith Richardsartist
- Toots Hibbertartist
- Jackie Jacksonartist
- Ken Bootheartist
- Ernest Ranglinartist
- Locomondoartist
- Welcome to Jamrockartist
- Dr. Ring-Dingartist
- Shanachie Recordsartist
- Deal's Gone Badartist
- The Pietastersartist
- Bunny Wailerartist
- Willie Nelsonartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Gwen Stefaniartist
- No Doubtartist
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