Delroy Thompson (born 12 April 1965), better known by his stage name Pinchers, is a Jamaican

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and

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artist. He released one

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as a

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in Jamaica for Blue Trac Records, before moving to the UK in 1985. In his career since 1985, Pinchers made his first hits in 1986 with "Borrow No Gun", which he released through

King 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 ...

, "Abrakabra", "Eat Man", and "Jailhouse Hot". Pinchers gained fame with the

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"Agony", from the album of the same name produced by

. In the same year, he recorded the ''Mass Out'' album, produced by

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and backed by

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and

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, among others. In 1990, he had another hit, "Bandelero", which endures as probably his most remembered single and also released the songs "Carpenter", "Call Upon Mi God", and "Cross Them Bridge" in 1993. In January 2015, he was among a group of men who were shot at in Queenborough, Jamaica; two men were killed and Thompson was hit in his left arm, breaking two bones.

Discography

*''Can't Take the Pressure'' (1986), Blue Trac Records/Blue Mountain Records *''Agony'' (1987), Live & Love *''Mass Out'' (1987), Exterminator/

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*''Lift It Up Again'' (1987), Exterminator/Vena *''Got to Be Me'' (1987), Live & Love *''Dancehall Duo'' (1988), RAS - with

Frankie Paul Paul Blake (19 October 1965 – 18 May 2017), better known as Frankie Paul, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Born blind, he has been dubbed by some 'The Jamaican Stevie Wonder'. Biography Born in Jamaica in 1965, Blake was born blind bu ...

*''Turbo Charge'' (1988), Super Supreme - with Frankie Paul *''Pinchers with Pliers'' (1988),

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- with

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*''Return of the Don'' (1989), Supreme *''Pinchers Meets Sanchez'' (1989), Exterminator - with Sanchez *''Two Originals'' (1990), King Dragon - with Tweetie Bird *''Hotter'' (1992), Blue Mountain *''Dirt Low'' (1993), Exterminator/ VP *''If You Love Me Girl'' (1995),

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- with Frankie Paul *''Get Close'' (2002), Artists Only ;Compilation appearances: *''Worries and Problems'' (1986), Positive Musik - Pinchers, Scully Brown, Teddy Brown, Jah Wayne, Johnny P, Colourman and Little John

References

External links

Pinchers Bio and Discography at reggae.ch
* 1965 births Living people Jamaican dancehall musicians 20th-century Jamaican male singers Jamaican reggae singers Jamaican expatriates in England 20th-century Black British male singers VP Records artists {{reggae-musician-stub