◇ image via WikipediaToots Hibbert
Toots Hibbert is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of Diana King, The Skatalites, Pam Hall, Mexican Institute of Sound and Maggie's Farm. Those roots explain a lot about how Toots Hibbert arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Versatiles, Lester Sterling, Ronnie Davis, Joe White and Johnny Moore, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Susan Tedeschi, JJ Grey & Mofro, Half Pint, The Expanders and Willie Nelson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Toots Hibbert, reaching back through Diana King and forward to Susan Tedeschi. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Toots Hibbert connections
Toots Hibbert grew out of Diana King, The Skatalites, Pam Hall and Mexican Institute of Sound, shares an orbit with The Versatiles, Lester Sterling, Ronnie Davis and Joe White, went on to shape Susan Tedeschi, JJ Grey & Mofro, Half Pint and The Expanders. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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