Patrick Andy (born c. 1960,
Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly halfway between the island's eastern and western ends. Located in the county of Middlesex, it is bordered by Manchester on the west, Saint Catherine in the eas ...
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[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
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, whose stage name is a reference to his similarity to the older reggae singer
Horace Andy
Horace Andy (born Horace Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "Government Land", as well as "Angel", "Spying Glass" and "Five Man Army" with English tri ...
.
Biography
Patrick Andy began singing at church and in school, and began his recording career working with
Yabby You
Vivian Jackson (14 August 1946 – 12 January 2010), better known as Yabby You (or sometimes Yabby U), was a reggae vocalist and producer, who came to prominence in the early 1970s through his uncompromising, self-produced work.
Biography
Jac ...
in the mid-1970s, often covering songs by Horace Andy.
[Larkin, Colin (1998) "Andy, Patrick", in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p.12] In 1978 he had a hit with "Woman, Woman, Woman", in combination with
Ranking Barnabus, and a solo hit with "My Angel".
In the early 1980s he began recording with producer
Joseph Hoo Kim
Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim (10 December 1942 – 20 September 2018) was a Jamaican reggae record producer best known for his productions in the 1970s at his Channel One Studios.
Career
Born to parents of Chinese heritage, Joseph Hoo Kim grew up in ...
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 ...
, and further hits followed with "Tired Fe Lick Weed Inna Bush" and "Pretty Me".
He had further hits with "Get Up Stand Up" (1984), "Smiling", and "Sting Me a Sting, Shock Me a Shock", 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 ...
in 1985.
More hits followed and Andy recorded a number of "clash" albums, where tracks were split between Andy and a series of "opponents", including
Wayne Smith,
Frankie Jones,
Half Pint
Half Pint (born 11 November 1961), and sometimes credited Lindon Andrew Roberts,Josephs, Karla (2012)Big deal for Half Pint", ''Jamaica Observer'', 7 June 2012, retrieved 8 June 2012 is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer.
Biograph ...
, and Horace Andy.
Discography
*''Showdown vol. 7'' (1984) Channel One/Hitbound (with Wayne Smith)
*''Two New Superstars'' (1985) Burning Sounds (with Frankie Jones)
*''Clash of the Andys'' (1985) Thunder Bolt (with Horace Andy)
References
External links
Patrick Andyat Roots Archives
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Jamaican reggae musicians
People from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Living people
1960s births