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The Upsetters is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Trojan Records, Val Bennett and The Dead 60s. Those roots explain a lot about how The Upsetters arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, Dave Barker, King Tubby, Keith Hudson and The Heptones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dave Barker, The Heptones, Bob Marley, Max Romeo and Junior Murvin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around The Upsetters, reaching back through Trojan Records and forward to Dave Barker. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Upsetters were the house band for Jamaican reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. The name of the band comes from Perry's nickname of Upsetter, after his song "I Am the Upsetter", a musical dismissal of his former boss Coxsone Dodd.
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The Upsetters connections
The Upsetters grew out of Trojan Records, Val Bennett and The Dead 60s, shares an orbit with Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, Dave Barker, King Tubby and Keith Hudson, went on to shape Dave Barker, The Heptones, Bob Marley and Max Romeo. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Junior Murvinartist
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- Mikey Dreadartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
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