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The Slickers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Byron Lee, Trojan Records and The Pioneers. Those roots explain a lot about how The Slickers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Melodians, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Clancy Eccles, Jimmy Cliff and The Ethiopians, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into UB40, Sublime, The Silencers, Taj Mahal and John Martyn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around The Slickers, reaching back through Byron Lee and forward to UB40. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Slickers connections
The Slickers grew out of Byron Lee, Trojan Records and The Pioneers, shares an orbit with The Melodians, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Clancy Eccles and Jimmy Cliff, went on to shape UB40, Sublime, The Silencers and Taj Mahal. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Slickers
Sounds and acts that shaped The Slickers.
Artists similar to The Slickers
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Slickers.
- The Melodiansartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Clancy Ecclesartist
- Jimmy Cliffartist
- The Ethiopiansartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Dandyartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Prince Busterartist
- Hopeton Lewisartist
- Marcia Griffithsartist
- The Paragonsartist
- Tommy McCook & The Supersonicsartist
- Owen Grayartist
- Tommy McCookartist
- The Kingstoniansartist
- Freddie McKayartist
- Symaripartist
- Tony Tribeartist
- Byron Lee & The Dragonairesartist
- The Jamaicansartist
- Bob Andyartist
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