"Easy Snappin'"
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"Easy Snappin'" is a pioneering Jamaican rhythm and blues track by Theophilus Beckford, widely regarded as one of the foundational recordings in the development of ska and rocksteady music.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican rhythm and blues song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| artist | Theophilus Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | Jamaican sound system culture ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early Jamaican R&B era recording ⓘ |
| composer | Theophilus Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| era | pre-ska Jamaican music ⓘ |
| genre |
Jamaican R&B
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rocksteady precursor ⓘ ska precursor ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
milestone in the evolution of Jamaican popular music
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often cited in histories of ska and rocksteady ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Jamaican popular music
ⓘ
rocksteady ⓘ ska ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ horns ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasQuality | pioneering Jamaican rhythm and blues track ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
one of the foundational recordings in the development of rocksteady
ⓘ
one of the foundational recordings in the development of ska ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Theophilus Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of offbeat rhythm that foreshadowed ska
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influence on later Jamaican sound system music ⓘ |
| performer | Theophilus Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Coxsone Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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