Sir Lord Comic is one of the original
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 ...
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deejays.
Biography
His career began as a dancer with the ''Admiral Dean''
sound system.
[Larkin, Colin:"The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, ] In the late 1950s, following the lead of
Count Machuki
Winston Cooper (c.1929–1995), better known as Count Matchuki or Count Machuki, was a Jamaican deejay.
Biography
Cooper was born c.1929 in Kingston, Jamaica,Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Me ...
, he began deejaying with the sound system, and recorded what is considered the first deejay recording, "Ska-ing West" in 1966.
Comic also recorded one of the last great tracks of the
ska
Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...
era, "The Great Wuga Wuga", in 1967.
In addition, Comic recorded the singles "Bronco", "Jack of My Trade", and "Doctor Feelgood".
In 1970, he worked with
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development o ...
, recording "Django Shoots First" which appeared on the ''Eastwood Rides Again'' album.
In the early 1980s he was interviewed as part of the ''Deep Roots Music'' television series.
References
External links
Sir Lord Comic at Roots Archives
Jamaican reggae musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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