◇ image via WikipediaWillie Williams
Willie Williams is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Gregory Isaacs, The Heptones, U-Roy, Prince Jammy and Twinkle Brothers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Errol Dunkley, Sublime and The Clash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Willie Williams and forward to Errol Dunkley. 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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Willie Williams shares an orbit with Gregory Isaacs, The Heptones, U-Roy and Prince Jammy, went on to shape Errol Dunkley, Sublime and The Clash. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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