Wayne Wade (born 19 March 1959) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician.
Biography
Born in
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
, Wade attended Excelsior High School from 1972 to 1976. His career began in the mid-1970s, working with Yabby You, 1976's "Black Is Our Colour" immediately achieving success in Jamaica.
His debut album, ''Black Is Our Colour'' was released in 1976, and was followed by further hits with
cover version
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s of
The Paragons
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Career
The Parago ...
' "Happy Go Lucky Girl" and "On The Beach". This was followed by further albums ''Evil Woman'' (1978), ''Dancing Time'', and ''Fire Fire'' (both 1979), before Wade moved on to work with
Dillinger
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, recording "Five Man Army" together with Dillinger,
The Tamlins
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History
The group originally comprised Carlton Smith, Junior Moore and Winston Mor ...
,
Al Campbell
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Biography
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Campbell's singing career began in church, where his father was a preacher, and Al would sing to raise f ...
, and
Trinity
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.
He recorded for
Joe Gibbs
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, hitting the
UK reggae chart in 1980 with "After You" and "Natty Contractor".
In 1981, Wade worked with
Linval Thompson
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Biography
Thompson was raised in Kingston, Jamaica, but spent time with his mother in ...
, releasing a string of singles including "Round The World", "Tell Me What's Going On", "Poor and Humble", and "Down In Iran".
He then emigrated to
The Netherlands
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, and signed a deal with
Epic Records
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.
He scored a hit in 1992 with "Love You Too Much"
In 2011, Wade performed at the One Love Peace Festival in London with other artists including
Sean Paul
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Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
,
Busta Rhymes
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,
Shaggy
Shaggy may refer to:
People
*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
*Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
*Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora ...
,
Gyptian
Windel Beneto Edwards (born 25 October 1983), better known by his stage name Gyptian (), is a Jamaican reggae singer. He often appears with roots reggae songs within the reggae subgenre dancehall.
Early life
Born to a Seventh-day Adventist mo ...
,
Aswad
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,
Third World
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,
Etana
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,
King Sounds
Roy Livingstone Plummer (born c. 1948), better known as King Sounds, is a Jamaican reggae musician who released several albums from late 1970s onwards.
Biography
Born Roy Livingstone Plummer, c.1948 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, King Sound ...
and
John Holt.
Wade currently resides in
Miami, Florida
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, and continues to perform, record and release records.
Discography
* ''Black is Our Colour'' (1976)
* ''Evil Woman'' (1978)
* ''Dancing Time'' (1978)
* ''Fire Fire'' (1979)
* ''Poor and Humble'' (1982)
* ''Looking for Love'' (1985)
* ''Respect Due Always'' (1986)
* ''Innocent Man'' (1993)
References
External links
*
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1959 births
Living people
20th-century Jamaican male singers
21st-century Jamaican male singers
Jamaican reggae musicians
Jamaican male singers
Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica