Soul Vendors
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Soul Vendors were a prominent Jamaican studio band closely associated with producer Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One label, known for backing many foundational ska and rocksteady recordings in the 1960s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican musical group
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studio band ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brentford Road studio
NERFINISHED
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Coxsone Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ Sound Dimension NERFINISHED ⓘ Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ The Skatalites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backedArtist |
Alton Ellis
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Bob Andy NERFINISHED ⓘ Delroy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Boothe NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcia Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heptones NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wailers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Brentford Road, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| genre |
reggae
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rocksteady ⓘ ska ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | The Soul Vendors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian Atkinson
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Ernest Ranglin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Mittoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ Leroy Sibbles NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Knibb NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Alphonso NERFINISHED ⓘ Vin Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Studio One session bands ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | early reggae ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
horn section
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keyboards ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Studio One house bands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backing foundational rocksteady recordings
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backing foundational ska recordings ⓘ contributing to the transition from ska to rocksteady ⓘ |
| partOf | Studio One sound ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Studio One recording studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | backing band ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
horn-driven arrangements
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prominent organ and piano lines ⓘ |
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