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The Wailers Band

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Reggae

The Wailers Band is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Junior Marvin and Earl Lindo. Those roots explain a lot about how The Wailers Band arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Itals, The Maytones, The Wailing Souls, Pablo Gad and Ronnie Davis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Duane Stephenson, Alpha Blondy, Kenny Chesney and John Denver, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around The Wailers Band, reaching back through Junior Marvin and forward to Duane Stephenson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Wailers Band is a Jamaican reggae band formed by former members of Bob Marley and the Wailers after Marley's death in 1981. It was led by bassist Aston "Familyman" Barrett until 2016, when he passed the role onto his son, Aston Barrett Jr.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Wailers BandJunior MarvinEarl LindoDuane StephensonAlpha BlondyKenny ChesneyJohn DenverThe ItalsThe MaytonesThe Wailing SoulsPablo GadRonnie DavisArise RootsMajek Fashek

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The Wailers Band connections

The Wailers Band grew out of Junior Marvin and Earl Lindo, shares an orbit with The Itals, The Maytones, The Wailing Souls and Pablo Gad, went on to shape Duane Stephenson, Alpha Blondy, Kenny Chesney and John Denver. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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