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Yabby You

Reggae
Reggae

Yabby You is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Uziah Thompson. Those roots explain a lot about how Yabby You arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as King Tubby, Leroy Smart, U-Roy, Keith Hudson and Jacob Miller, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tommy McCook, Apollo 440, Tapper Zukie, Dillinger and Trinity, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Yabby You, reaching back through Uziah Thompson and forward to Tommy McCook. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Vivian Neville Jackson, better known as Yabby You, was a reggae vocalist and producer, who came to prominence in the early 1970s through his uncompromising self-produced work.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Yabby YouUziah ThompsonTommy McCookApollo 440Tapper ZukieDillingerTrinityBig YouthClinton FearonPrince JammyKing TubbyLeroy SmartU-RoyKeith HudsonJacob MillerThe Mighty DiamondsThe AggrovatorsThe Heptones

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Yabby You connections

Yabby You grew out of Uziah Thompson, shares an orbit with King Tubby, Leroy Smart, U-Roy and Keith Hudson, went on to shape Tommy McCook, Apollo 440, Tapper Zukie and Dillinger. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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