Patrick Thompson (4 March 1966 – 21 December 1993), better known as Dirtsman, was a

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dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...

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Biography

Born in

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on 4 March 1965, Thompson was the son of the owner of the Black Universal Sound System, and was the brother of deejay

Papa San Tyrone Thompson, (born July 1, 1967)
better known as Papa San, is a Jamaic ...

.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 79Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 87 Although he launched his career with his father's company, he later switched to the Willowdene-based Creation Rock Tower System. Recording since the mid-1980s, Dirtsman's biggest hits were "Thank You", produced by

Steely and Clevie Steely & Clevie was a Jamaican dancehall reggae production duo that was composed of members Wycliffe Johnson and Cleveland Browne. The duo worked with artists such as the Specials, Gregory Peck ("Poco Man Jam," 1990), Bounty Killer, Elephant Man ...

and "Hot This Year", produced by New York producer

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. He signed a contract with

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but his career was cut short when four gunmen took his life on 21 December 1993.Harris, Craig
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, retrieved 2011-12-16

Discography

Albums

* ''Acid'' (1991), VP

Singles

* "Thank You" (1989), Steely & Clevie * "Borrow Man" (1989), Steely & Clevie * "Magnet and Steel" (1991), African Star * "Watch The Galee" / "Woman Wan' Man" (12") (1991), Mafia and Fluxy * "Mi Gun Nah Stick" (1991),

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* "Bubble and Wine" (1991), Digital B * "Graduation" (1991), Digital B * "Why Threat" (1992), Digital B/New Sound * "Hot Dis Year" (1992), Digital B * "Simmer Down" (1992), Xterminator * "Bad Mind" (1992), Pinnacle * "Matey Boasy" (1993), Mafia and Fluxy * "Caan Flop" (1993), Gussie P * "Galong Bad" (1993), Fashion * "Body Look Sweet", New Sound – B-side by

Johnny Osbourne Johnny Osbourne (born Errol Osbourne, 1948) is one of the most popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall singers of all time, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s. His album '' Truths and Rights'' was a roots reggae success, and featu ...

* "Nah Put It Down" (12"), Digital-B * "Peeping Tom", Super Power * "Po Pow", Digital B * "Strive", XTerminator * "Dem Want More", Tan-Yah – B-side by Shelene

References

1966 births 1993 deaths Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican dancehall musicians 20th-century Jamaican male singers Jamaican reggae singers VP Records artists {{caribbean-singer-stub