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Natty Universal Dread 1973–1979
''Natty Universal Dread 1973–1979'' is a 3-CD-Box-set by Big Youth, released in 2001. Track listing All tracks composed by Manley Buchanan; except where indicated CD1: Hot Stock 1973 # "Chucky No Lucky" # "Waterhouse Rock" # "Hot Cross Bun" # "Roll River Jordan" (Sugar Minott) # "Children Children" # "Mr. Buddy" # "Hot Stock" # "Downtown Kingston Pollution" # "Hell Is for Heroes" # "African Daughter" # "Things in the Light" # "Sky Juice" # "Not Long Ago" # "Is Dread in a Babylon" # "I Pray Thee Continually" # "Streets in Africa" CD2: Reggae Phenomenon 1973–1975 # "Give Praises" # "Mama Look" # "Reggae Phenomenon" # "Battle of the Giants, Part 1" # "Battle of the Giants, Part 2" # "Plead I Cause" # "Hip Ki Do" # "Riverton City2 # "Love and Happiness" (Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) # "Weeping in the Night (Joy in the Morning)" # "Every Nigger Is a Star" # "My Time" (Buchanan, Gregory Isaacs) # "Natty Universal Dread" # "Jim Screechy" CD3: Hotter Fire 1975–1979 # "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Youth
Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica),Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his work during the 1970s. He commented, "Deejays were closest to the people because there wasn't any kind of establishment control on the sound systems". Biography Early career Before beginning his musical career, Buchanan worked as a diesel mechanic at Kingston's Sheraton Hotel, where he would develop his toasting skills while he worked, and was nicknamed "Big Youth" by his co-workers. He started to perform at dances, initially influenced by U-Roy, and became a regular with Lord Tippertone's sound system by 1970, becoming the resident deejay, and attracting the attention of Kingston's record producers. His early singles for producers such as Jimmy Radway ("The Best Big Youth"), Lee Perry ("Moving Version") and Phil Pratt ("Tell It Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar, Sugar
Sugar, Sugar is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim (singer), Andy Kim. It was originally recorded by the Archies – a fictional band of studio musicians linked to the 1968–69 US Saturday morning TV cartoon ''The Archie Show'', inspired by the Archie Comics. In the autumn of 1969 the single topped both ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard's'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 (for four weeks) and the UK Singles Chart (for eight weeks), ranking number one for the year in both America and Britain. “Sugar, Sugar” is the most successful bubblegum pop single of all time, and is widely regarded as the apotheosis of the late-1960s/early-1970s bubblegum music genre. In mid-1970 rhythm and blues, R&B/soul music, soul singer Wilson Pickett achieved success on both the US soul and pop charts with a cover version. The Archies version Background Produced by Jeff Barry, the Archies' recording of "Sugar, Sugar" features a group of studio musicians managed by Don Kirshner, former music super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Ellis
Bobby Ellis OD (2 July 1932 – 18 October 2016) was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and The Revolutionaries. Biography Born in Kingston on 2 October 1932, Bobby Ellis attended the Alpha Boys School which is famous for its musical alumni.Campbell, Howard (2014)Trumpet Honours: Hornsman Bobby Ellis to receive national award, ''Jamaica Observer'', 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014 While at this school Ellis received tuition on the trumpet and flugelhorn. The school's music curriculum consisted of marches, waltzes and classical pieces which gave Ellis an extensive knowledge of timing, harmony and form. These factors have contributed to his work as a horn arranger for the Studio One. He also acted as arranger for producer Jack Ruby and was part of Ruby's studio band the Black Disciples, playing on Burning Spear's ''Marcus Garvey'' album and going on to tour as part of Spear's band for twelve years. He also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Madden (musician)
David Madden (born 1943) is a Jamaican trumpeter known for his solo recordings and as a member of Zap Pow, as well as playing on records of Bob Marley and many other great reggae artists. Biography David Madden has been around for many years in the Jamaican music business – composing, arranging, singing, and playing the trumpet. He has recorded with artists such as Bob Marley & the Wailers,Campbell, Howard (2013)David Madden is Pon Di Internet, '' Jamaica Observer'', 12 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013 Ernest Ranglin, Freddie McGregor, Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear, Bob Andy, Peter Tosh, Beres Hammond, Ziggy Marley, Dawn Penn, Dennis Brown, and Sean Paul. Madden began playing the trumpet at Alpha Boys School. By age 17, he went to Jamaica Military Band, then on to the Jamaican entertainment pop scene.Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2014)David Madden gives ‘good measure’, '' Jamaica Observer'', 21 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014 Madden teamed with saxophonist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Marquis
Herman Marquis is a Jamaican saxophone musician who has played with many reggae artists including Burning Spear. He recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid in the 1960s and was a member of The Revolutionaries and The Upsetters in the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, , p. 157, 176 He was much in demand as a session player throughout the 1970s and 1980s, playing with some of Jamaica's top stars including Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer, and Justin Hinds.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) "Marquis, Herman", in ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 197 He continued through to the mid 1980s and worked with Burning Spear and Ernest Ranglin Ernest Ranglin (born 19 June 1932) is a Jamaican guitarist and composer who established his career while working as a session guitarist and music director for various Jamaican record labels including Studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headley Bennett
Felix Headley Bennett OD (29 May 1931 – 21 August 2016), also known as Deadly Headley, was a Jamaican saxophonist who performed on hundreds of recordings since the 1950s. Biography Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Bennett attended the Alpha Boys School from the age of five, where he learned to play the saxophone.Moskowitz, p. 26 He left Alpha aged fifteen. Since the 1950s, Bennett has worked as a session musician in Jamaica, playing in the Studio One house band as well as in Lynn Taitt's band The Jets, The Mighty Vikings, and in The Revolutionaries.Larkin, p.249Larkin, p. 288 In 1962, as a member of The Sheiks, he performed at Palisadoes Airport to greet Princess Margaret on her visit to the island to mark Jamaica's independence.Campbell In the ska era of the late 1950s and 1960s, he played on many recordings for a variety of studios including Bob Marley's first recording, " Judge Not", for Leslie Kong, and Derrick & Patsy's "Housewives Choice".Barrow, p.35 Prince Buster claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vin Gordon
Vin Gordon (a.k.a. Trommie, Don D. Junior or Don Drummond Jr) (born 4 August 1949) is a Jamaican trombone player. Biography Gordon grew up in Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica as one of eight children. He went to Kingston's Catholic Alpha Boys School, where he learned to play trombone and string bass. He began his career in 1964 with The Skatalites. He became the main trombonist of Studio One and he recorded for all major producers of Jamaican music in ska, rocksteady and reggae. At Studio One Gordon met Lee Perry and played with many reggae artists during the rock steady years. He played on records by B.B. Seaton, The Heptones, Bob Andy and Keith Hudson. From 1965 to 1978 he was Bob Marley's trombonist and performed on albums such as ''Kaya'' and ''Exodus''. One solo album was produced by Lee Perry in 1973 (''Musical Bones''), which was originally released on Dip in the UK on blank labels in 300 copies only. His landing in England in the 80s influenced a mostly British-born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Sterling
Keith Sterling (born Keith Sterling-McLeod, January 1952, Kingston, Jamaica)Larkin, Colin (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', 4th edn., OUP USA, , p. 743 is a piano and keyboard player. Biography Keith Sterling is a well-respected Jamaican session musician, having played in various session/backing bands including The Upsetters, The Aggrovators, Soul Syndicate,Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 58, 320 The Boris Gardiner Happening,Katz, David (2006) ''People Funny Boy'', Omnibus, , p. 194, 241–2 Word, Sound and Power, Lloyd Parks' We The People Band,Boehm, Mike (1988) "Brown's Disarming Reggae: Gentle Voice for Have-Nots", ''Los Angeles Times'', 5 October 1988, p. 8 and Sly and Robbie's Taxi Gang. He is currently a member of The Wailers Band. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Lindo
Earl Wilberforce "Wire" Lindo (7 January 1953 – 4 September 2017), sometimes referred to as Wya, was a Jamaican reggae musician. He was a member of Bob Marley and the Wailers and collaborated with numerous reggae artists including Burning Spear. Biography While attending Excelsior High School in Jamaica, he played with Barry Biggs, Mikey "Boo" Richards, and Ernest Wilson in the Astronauts, and later played organ in the band Now Generation, and with Tommy McCook and the Supersonics, and the Meters.Remembering 'Wya' , '''', 13 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl "Chinna" Smith
Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest,Johnson, Richard (2013)The Melchizedek way, ''Jamaica Observer'', 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013 is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late 1960s. He is most well known for his work with the Soul Syndicate band and as guitarist for Bob Marley & the Wailers, among others, and has recorded with many reggae artists, appearing on more than 500 albums. Biography Smith was born 6 August 1955, and raised by family friends in the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston.Katz, p. 116 His father and godfather were both sound system owners, his father's, ''Smith's'', operated by Bunny Lee. Earl tried to emulate them using a toy sound system, leading to his nickname of "Tuner" (after a hi-fi amplifier), which was corrupted to "Chuner" and later "Chinna". Smith became interested in guitar as a teenager and made his own from sardine cans and fishing line. He formed a vocal group with his friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Chin
Albert Valentine "Tony" Chin is a Jamaican guitarist, who has collaborated with many reggae artists including Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Freddie McGregor, Bunny Wailer, Big Youth, U-Roy, Max Romeo, Don Carlos, Mikey Dread, Burning Spear, Johnny Clarke and many others. He started as a drummer but he switched to guitar when he teamed up with bassist George "Fully" Fullwood to form the Riddim Raiders in the late 60s playing rocksteady. It was the same band which later evolved to the Soul Syndicate, a backing band on countless reggae tracks, They recorded for Keith Hudson, Niney the Observer, and Bunny Lee, and other Jamaican record producers.Larkin, Colin (1998) "Chin, Tony", in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 56 Quite a distinct sound to his guitar playing, Chin played a crucial part in the "flyers" sound of the mid-1970s, popularized by Bunny Lee. In the 1981 Chin moved to California, joining forces with Jack Miller and his Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton "Santa" Davis
Carlton "Santa" Davis (born 21 November 1953) is a musician from Jamaica, primarily known for his drumming with bands such as Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Aggrovators, Soul Syndicate and Roots Radics. He has worked with reggae artists such as Jimmy Cliff, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Big Youth, The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Andrew Tosh, Wailing Souls, Ini Kamoze, Big Mountain, Michael Rose, and Ziggy Marley. Biography Davis was born in the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston. Katz, David (2000), ''People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry'', Payback Press, , p. 115. He got his "Santa" nickname as a result of a skating accident which left his face swollen and red. At the age of ten he began playing in his local Catholic church marching band, staying with them for the next five years. During his time there he was tutored in the rocksteady beat by Bobby Aitken. At the age of fourteen he joined The Graduates, a nightclub band which also featured Earl "Wire" Lindo (later of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
