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A LARGE NUMBER OF MUSICIANS TURNED UP FOR THE FUNERAL OF BOBBY ELLIS!
Bobby Ellis—- HALF the congregants at the funeral for trumpeter Bobby Ellis, at St Richard’s Catholic Church on Red Hills Road in St Andrew last Saturday, were musicians. They comprised singers Peter Austin, Pam Hall and Bob Andy. The musicians included Desi Jones (drums); Christopher McDonald (keyboard); Sidney Thorpe (keyboard); Henry Robinson (keyboard), Winston ‘Bo Pee’ Bowen (guitar), Dwight Pinkney (guitar), and Keith Francis (bass), while the horns section included Romeo Gray, Andre Palmer, Vivian Scott, Mickey Hanson and Barry Bailey. “We loved Bobby. He was a great musician and he deserved it. We had at least 20 musicians present, 15 actually played,” Frankie Campbell, chairman of Jamaica Association for Vintage Artistes and Affiliates (JAVAA), told the Jamaica Observer. The musical selections were tracks that Ellis worked on. These included Days of Slavery and … Read entire article »
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VARYING ACCOUNTS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PARAGONS, BUT BOB ANDY AND JOHN HOLT GAVE AUTHENTIC STORIES!
Bob Andy– Last week’s article showcased a couple of the commonly accepted inaccuracies in early Jamaican popular music, and sought to provide credible evidences to substantiate those claims. There were several other instances of such inaccuracies, some posted on social media and other well-reputed websites. It would appear that in the music’s formative years, the major players in the dissemination of information about Jamaica’s popular music were not so much concerned about proper documentation, but more about … Read entire article »
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DOBBY DOBSON’S MASTERY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE POWERED HIS SONGWRITING SKILLS!
By Roy Black—- Dobby Dobson— To the cool-voiced Jamaican crooner of the 1960’s – Dobby Dobson, the English language is something he could easily spin on his little finger without any exertion. This inborn gift helped to earn for him a job as a proofreader at the Gleaner Company Limited shortly after leaving school in the early 1960’s. In one of the most dramatic scenes in the history of Kingston College, Dobson, after signaling that he was finished … Read entire article »
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SOUTH FLORIDA-BASED SONGWRITER/PRODUCER MICHAEL ” MIKEY SHINE” STEWART, RELEASES HIS LATEST PROJECT!
Michael Stewart (aka Mikey Shine) BECAUSE he was weaned on the sounds of Bob Andy, John Holt and Gregory Isaacs, Michael Stewart said he always had a preference for singers. The vocalist is the focus of Pick Yu Choice Volume Two, a compilation of songs by artistes such as Ambelique, Wayne Wade, Mikey Spice and Fiona. Produced by Stewart, who is known as Mikey Shine, the set is released by his Tell Dem Music label which operates out of South Florida. Its current releases include Tell Her by Wade, a veteran artist best known for the 1992 hit, Love You too Much, and Mikey Spice’s Don’t Tell Me. The Manchester-born Stewart is also a songwriter who wrote most of the tracks on ‘Pick Yu Choice’. Influenced by the penmanship of Andy and the American super team … Read entire article »
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UNDOCUMENTED EVIDENCE LEADS TO MANY CLAIMING TO BE ROCK STEADY’S FIRST!
By Roy Black—- Hopeton Lewis— BY LATE 1965, the ska beat, which had dominated Jamaican popular music since late 1961, and which was highlighted in last week’s article, was giving way to a smoother, slower, and more rhythmic form of music, which by year-end 1966, would become known as rock steady. The stage was being set for a plethora of such songs that would transform the Jamaican musical landscape forever. All of a sudden, there was a rhythmic shift in the focus of recordings from the fast horns-dominated songs to more emphasis being placed on the bass and the drum. This feature, which has remained a major ingredient of Jamaican popular music, lasting into the dancehall era, has helped tremendously in bringing to the fore several vocalists, some of whom found the frantic pace of … Read entire article »
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THE MARCIA GRIFFITHS AND FRIENDS UK TOUR IS BACK ON AGAIN!
Marcia Griffiths (right) seen here with fellow I-Three Judy Mowatt.— THE on-again, off-again ‘Marcia Griffiths and Friends’ shows in the United Kingdom, have been rescheduled for late April at four venues. Copeland Forbes, who is organizing the shows, told the Jamaica Observer that Griffiths, Judy Mowatt, Bob Andy, Tanya Stephens and Richie Spice are confirmed for the gigs, which take place at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (August 28), O2 Academy in Birmingham (August 29), O2 Academy in Leeds (August 30), and O2 Academy in Bristol on August 31. The acts will be backed by the 809 Band. The shows had been cancelled twice: last September when promoters failed to attract sufficient sponsorship, and in May when the artists had a falling-out with promoter Malinnga Tejan-Sie. Forbes said the London-based Tejan-Sie is no longer in the … Read entire article »
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MARCIA GRIFFITHS AND FRIENDS 50th TOUR HALTS IN ENGLAND!
After over a year of performing the Marcia Griffiths’ and Friends World Tour, Veteran Reggae artist Marcia Griffiths is now quite perturbed as events slated for England this week face imminent postponement. The four shows slated from May 14-17, at the O2 Academy venues in Leeds, Bristol, Birmingham and London have hit a standstill, as most of the necessary artists arrangements have not been made to date. “I’ve never experienced anything like this; I’ve never disappointed any audience especially in London because they have always showed love to me from the years of Bob and Marcia. The Promoter, Malinnga Tejan-Sie kept dragging his feet and now we have discovered that no flights, or accommodations had been taken care of.” Marcia shared earlier today in a release to the media. The Promoters of the event, Mandinka Ltd led … Read entire article »
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THE POLICE ARE STILL PROBING THE MUGGING OF BOB ANDY!
BOB ANDY… Chris Blackwell made me an offer and I didn’t know how to go about it—- THE police are still conducting investigations into the circumstances in which reggae singer Bob Andy was mugged along the Mona Road in St Andrew, on Friday. According to the Corporate Communications Unit, the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s information arm, Bob Andy was attacked by a knife-wielding motorcycle rider along the Mona Road at 2:30 pm. The singer was slashed on his left arm and robbed of $50,000,$US5,000 and two cellphones. The mugger made his escape on a motorcycle. No arrests have yet been made. Bob Andy (given name Keith Anderson) started his career as a founding member of The Paragons. He became a solo star with the 1966 hit song I’ve Got to Go Back Home. An accomplished songwriter, Bob … Read entire article »
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REGGAE LEGEND BOB ANDY SLASHED AND ROBBED IN JAMAICA!
One of Reggae’s great songwriters, Bob Andy, was attacked and robbed in the Mona area of St. Andrew, on Friday afternoon. According to the Corporate Communications Unit of The Jamaica Constabulary Force, Bob Andy was attacked by a knife-wielding man off Mona Road at about 2:30 p.m. Andy was slashed on his left arm and robbed of J$50,000 and two cell phones. The robber escaped on a motor-cycle. Up to press time, no arrest has been made. … Read entire article »
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