Frankie Jones, also known as Jah Frankie Jones, is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

singer best known for his recordings of the late 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

Jones was born in the

Greenwich Farm Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Interna ...

area of Kingston.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 148 He had his first hit in the late 1970s with "Sweeten My Coffee", recorded at

Channel One Studios Channel One is a recording studio in Maxfield Avenue, West Kingston, Jamaica.Campbell, Howard (2014)Making magic at Channel One, ''Jamaica Observer'', 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014 The studio was built by the Hoo Kim brothers in 1972, and h ...

, and also recorded for

Bunny Lee Edward O'Sullivan Lee OD (23 August 1941 – 6 October 2020), better known as Bunny "Striker" Lee, was a Jamaican record producer. He was known as a pioneer of the United Kingdom reggae market, licensing his productions to Trojan Records i ...

, Lee producing his debut album ''Satta An Praise Jah'', released in 1977. He also recorded for Bertram Brown's Freedom Sounds label in the late 1970s.Katz, David (2004) ''Solid Foundation: an Oral History of Reggae'', Bloomsbury, , p. 276 In 1984 he had several hits including "Settle for Me", "Modelling Girl", and the same another album was released, a split ''Showdown'' with Michael Palmer. Another split album, with

Patrick Andy Patrick Andy (born c. 1960, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica)Moskowitz, David V. (2006) "Andy, Patrick", in ''Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p.13 is a reggae singer, whose ...

, was released in 1985, along with the album ''Settlement''. In 1986

Trojan Records Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name ''Trojan'' comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck t ...

released a collection of earlier Keith Wignall-produced recordings as ''The Best of Frankie Jones volume one''. Jones also recorded for

Prince Jammy Lloyd James (born 26 October 1947),Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", 1997, Rough Guides, better known as Prince Jammy or King Jammy, is a Jamaican dub mixer and record producer. He began his musical career as a dub ma ...

, and

George Phang George Phang (born 29 March 1956 in Saint Andrew, Kingston) is a Jamaican reggae record producer, famously known for owning the ''Powerhouse'' label. Phang started his reggae label Powerhouse in the early 1980s. His first hits were Little John's ...

. the latter producing his 1986 album ''Old Fire Stick''. Another split album was released in 1986, the ''Hell in the Dance'' set split with Pad Anthony, on which the singers were backed by the

Roots Radics The Roots Radics Band was formed in 1978 by bass player Errol "Flabba" Holt, guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont and drummer Lincoln "Style" Scott. They were joined by many musicians, including guitarist Noel "Sowell" Bailey, Dwight Pinkney ...

Discography

*''Satta An Praise Jah'' (1977), Third World *''Showdown Volume 4'' (1984), Hitbound/Empire – with Michael Palmer *''Two New Superstars'' (1985), Burning Sounds – with Patrick Andy *''Settlement'' (1985), Blue Mountain *''Them Nice'' (1985), Sunset *''Old Fire Stick'' (1986), Power House *''Who Nuh Hear Me Yet'' (19??),

Wackies Wackies is an American independent record label specialized in reggae and dub music. Lloyd Barnes founded the label in 1976, and it is possibly the longest-running American recording studio for reggae. History Wackie's is run by Lloyd "Bullw ...

;Compilations: *''The Best of Frankie Jones volume one'' (1986),

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*''Sings Roots and Culture vol. 2'' (2002), Fatman – with

Johnny Clarke Johnny Clarke (born 12 January 1955) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known for his recordings with producer Bunny Lee in the 1970s. Biography Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town and attended Jamaica College.Living people Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican reggae singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Reggae-stub