Rod Taylor (born 2 March 1957, in
Kingston
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,
Jamaica
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), also known as Rocky T, is a
reggae
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singer and
producer
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.
Biography
After forming a short-lived group called
The Aliens with
Barry Brown and Johnny Lee, Taylor recorded his first single, "Bad Man Comes and Goes" in 1975 for
Ossie Hibbert
Oswald "Ossie" Hibbert (16 January 1951 – 1 July 2012) was a Jamaican organist, keyboard player and record producer.
Biography
Hibbert began to be active in Jamaican music in the mid-1970s, working as a keyboard player as part of The Professio ...
.
Discographie ROD TAYLOR discography
/ref> He gained exposure as part of Bertram Brown's Freedom Sounds collective (along with other reggae artists such as Prince Alla and Earl Zero
Earl Anthony Johnson (born 1953), better known as Earl Zero, is a Jamaican reggae singer whose career began in the 1970s. He is the uncle of Toronto rapper Raz Fresco.
History
Born 1953 in the Greenwich Town area of Kingston, Johnson was the e ...
), releasing the hit single "Ethiopian Kings", which led to work with Mikey Dread.[Larkin, Colin: ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', 1998, Virgin Books, ] He subsequently worked with a variety of producers in the late 1970s and early 1980s including Prince Far I
Prince Far I (23 March 1945 – 15 September 1983) was a Jamaican reggae deejay and producer, and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics about ...
, Ossie Hibbert, Prince Hammer
Beris Simpson, better known as Prince Hammer, is a Jamaican reggae deejay, singer, and record producer.
Biography
Simpson was born at the Jubilee Hospital in Kingston and grew up in a Christian family in Kingston.Peter I (2005)Prince Hammer: ...
, and Nigger Kojak
Papa Kojak, also known as Kojak or Nigger Kojak (born Floyd Anthony Perch, 30 September 1959 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae deejay and singer.Larkin, Colin: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books,
Biography
Perch began his ...
.[Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", 1997, Rough Guides, ]
Taylor's debut album, ''If Jah Should Come Now'', was issued in 1979, with ''Where Is Your Love Mankind'' following in 1980. After a few quiet years, Taylor re-emerged in the late 1980s with the ''One In a Million'' album, with further releases following into the 2000s.
Rod Taylor is still performing with sound systems or bands, especially with the French Ban
Positive Roots Band
Albums
*''If Jah Should Come Now'' (1980) Belva Sounds/Daddy Kool/Little Luke
*''Where Is Your Love Mankind'' (1980) Greensleeves
*''One In a Million'' (1989) Sonic Sounds
*''Lonely Girl'' (1990) King Culture
*''Liberate'' (1993) Word Sound & Power
*''Tell Dem'' (1999) Word Sound & Power
*''Ethiopian Kings'' (1999) Patate
*''Blackman History'' (2000) Mellow Sound
*''Shining Bright'' (2002) Jah Warrior
*''Trust In Jah'' (2003) Cousins
*''The Prophet Rise Again'' Corner Stone
*''Garden of Eden'' (2007) Belleville
*''Hold On Strong'' (2009) Nagona Music Records
*''Stop & Look'' (2009) Sip A Cup
References
External links
Rod Taylor
at Roots Archives
*
discography at Rootsdub
1957 births
Jamaican reggae musicians
Jamaican record producers
Living people
Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica
Greensleeves Records artists
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