Purpleman, a.k.a. Peter Yellow (born as Anthony Jones; 4 January 1962 – 19 August 2020) was a Jamaican

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. Being one of three

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deejays in the 1980s (

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, Purpleman, and King Mellow Yellow), he was originally given the name Peter Yellow before using the name Yellowman, & even released an album under this name. The name Purpleman was given to him by Nicodemus after they had started referring to Winston Foster as 'king yellowman'

Biography

Purpleman deejayed with

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's sound system, including performing at 'clashes' with other systems such as Youth Promotion, Arrows,

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and

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at the 'Shock of the Century' in 1985.Lesser, Beth (2008) ''Dancehall; The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture'', Soul Jazz, , p. 172 Purpleman's first release was an album entitled ''Hot'' In 1982. He went on to record a series of albums shared with other deejays including

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, and Papa Tollo. In 2014 he made a comeback with a new album entitled "Home once more".

Death

Purpleman died on 14 August 2020 at the

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due to heart-related ailments.Dancehallmag.com - https://www.dancehallmag.com/2020/08/30/news/veteran-dancehall-artiste-purpleman-is-dead.html - Accessed 29 Jan 2021

Albums

*''Hot'' (1982), Black Music/Sonic Sounds (as Peter Yellow) *''DJ Confrontation'' (1982), CF – with

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*'' The Yellow, The Purple & The Nancy'' (1982),

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– with

, Fathead and

*''Purpleman Saves Papa Tollo in a Dancehall'' (1983),

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– with Papa Tollo *''Laserbeam'' (1983), Enterprise (with Sister Candy) *''Confessions'' (1983), Vista Sounds – credited to Yellowman, probably for commercial purposes *''Showdown Vol. 5'' (1982), Hitbound – with Yellowman and Fathead Purple Man No Mash Up The Dance Hall digital download (2019), (Produced by Slikk Rikk San Diego, Ca. Video Edited by Rodney Davis.)

7" Discos

1980s *''D&G'' (198?) *''Dem A Call Mi Name'' (with Saramouche) (198?) 1990s *''DJs Program''(199?)

12" Discos

1970s *''A Fe We Jah'' (*as Ranking Purple) 1980s *''Water Pumpee'' (198?) *''Rose Marie'' (198?) *''Level Vibes'' (1983) *''Keep on Working'' (with

Cornell Campbell Cornel Campbell aka Don Cornel or Don Gorgon (born 23 November 1945 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer, best known for his trademark falsetto voice, and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960s and his later work with Bunny Lee ...

) (198?) *''Get Me Mad'' (1980) *''Water Pumping'' (1983) 1990s *''Daddymix'' (1996)

References

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External links

Purpleman on Reggaelicious.com
*https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNv9MwHrym Jamaican reggae musicians Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica 2020 deaths 1962 births