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Willie Williams

Willie Williams is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Gregory Isaacs, The Heptones, Sound Dimension, Max Romeo and U-Roy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Clash, Sublime and Errol Dunkley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Willie Williams and forward to The Clash. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Willi Williams is a Jamaican reggae and dub musician and producer. He is known as the "Armagideon Man" after his hit, "Armagideon Time", first recorded in 1977 at Studio One in Kingston. The song was covered by The Clash as the flipside of their "London Calling" single.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Willie WilliamsThe ClashSublimeErrol DunkleyGregory IsaacsThe HeptonesSound DimensionMax RomeoU-RoyTenor SawPrince JammyTwinkle Brothers

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Willie Williams connections

Willie Williams shares an orbit with Gregory Isaacs, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and Max Romeo, went on to shape The Clash, Sublime and Errol Dunkley. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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