Josey Wales

Q: Who influenced Josey Wales?

U-Roy. Each connection on MusicRoots cites a published source.

Jamaica, 1980–now

Jamaican deejay, born Joseph Sterling, known as the Outlaw and the voice of the Volcano Hi-Power sound system. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1983) set a deliberate, authoritative style of chatting against the faster comic deejays around him.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Josey Wales and 1 artist Josey Wales influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Josey Wales?

U-Roy — Josey Wales came up as U-Roy's apprentice on his King Sturgav sound system, and built his own slower, more commanding chat on top of it.

Which artists did Josey Wales influence?

Shabba Ranks — The deejay Shabba took most from, and the one who took him to King Jammy in 1987 — the authority in the voice comes from here.