Entries tagged with "Clement Dodd"

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DENNIS ALCAPONE, THE MUSICAL AMBASSADOR!

June 11th, 2017 | Add a Comment

By Roy Black— Dennis Alcapone— Another of the international ambassadors for the Jamaican music industry is Dennis Alcapone, who became well known in the 1960’s and 1970’s for his DJ recordings and performances. But if one were to measure Alcapone’s achievements solely on the basis of his rapping attributes, one would certainly be doing him an injustice. The entertainer serves as an important link between Jamaican artists in the diaspora and the general public, especially those at home. In … Read entire article »

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BEVERLEY KELSO REMEMBERS PLAYING AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE ORIGINAL WAILERS!

May 21st, 2017 | Add a Comment

By Roy Black— From left: Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh as The Wailers.—- One of the most commonly accepted inaccuracies floating around these days in music circles is that Bunny Wailer is the only surviving member of the legendary Wailers singing group. Beverley Kelso, one of the surviving symbols and cornerstone of the group, is very much alive and well, living in New York. She is not just a surviving member, but a very integral and … Read entire article »

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VETERAN SINGER ERNEST WILSON (OF THE CLARENDONIANS) PREPARES NEW SOLO ALBUM!

April 9th, 2017 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell — Ernest Wilson. It was hard to miss Ernest Wilson’s bulky frame, even in the dark parking area of Mixing Lab studio, where the veteran singer is completing his latest album. The set is produced by newcomer Mark Anthony and contains 12 songs, all written by the enigmatic Wilson whose previous album, Still Love You, was released in 2007. Sitting outside the recording area, Wilson spoke about the project. “Di songs have a reggae, R&B feel. Mi doing songs dat come out of me an mi feel di people will love,” he told the Jamaica Observer. The 66-year-old Wilson was coming off a strong performance at the Stars ‘R’ Us show at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on April 1. Four days earlier, he thrilled fans cabaret style at Kings Plaza. Some patrons at … Read entire article »

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NO “FINER” VOICE IN REGGAE MUSIC LIKE HORACE ANDY!

December 4th, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Roy Black— File A double disc signifies some of the success that Horace Andy has met with British group, Massive Attack.— Horace Andy belongs to a fraternity of singers that made Studio 1 the University of Ska and Rocksteady music during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Entering the fray shortly after other stalwarts like Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Bob Andy, Delroy Wilson, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Slim Smith and Marcia Griffiths, he managed to uphold the tradition … Read entire article »

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LEGENDARY SINGER/PRODUCER DERRICK HARRIOTT MAKES THE HITS IN DIFFERENT VOICES!

October 3rd, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Roy Black— Derrick Harriott— Three distinct phases to his career – two with the Jiving Juniors and one as a solo artist; two different voices that created hits for nearly three decades. These are credentials that belong to only one man in Jamaica’s popular music history: the legendary Derrick Harriott. Harriott had hits using both his tenor and falsetto voices for nearly three decades. Like many of Jamaica’s successful singers in early popular music, Harriott began with a group before making the transition to solo artist. However, he took a different route from his contemporaries in making that transition as he performed with the group, The Jiving Juniors, in two different phases of their existence – one phase in Jamaica and the other in New York. Although using two different line-ups (Harriott sang with both … Read entire article »

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THE MANY MOODS OF THE LEGENDARY PRINCE BUSTER!

September 18th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Hailed As Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer, Sound System Operator, And Self-Styled ‘Defender Of The Underdog’ By Roy Black— The passing of Cecil Campbell, better known as Prince Buster – the legendary Jamaican businessman, singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, sound system operator, and self-styled ‘defender of the underdog’ – has left an almost irreplaceable void in Jamaican popular music. Buster, as he was popularly known, died in Miami, Florida, on September 8 after a prolonged illness. He first came to public attention in the late 1950s as a strong-armed gateman at dances put on by sound system operator Clement Seymour Dodd, also known as Coxson, the founder of the Studio 1 record label. But contrary to what many thought, Buster revealed to me in an exclusive interview that he never worked with Coxson in the sense … Read entire article »

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INACCURACIES ACCEPTED IN THE EARLY JAMAICAN MUSIC INDUSTRY!

June 5th, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Roy Black— Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd—– One of the most commonly accepted inaccuracies in early Jamaican popular music is the story that legendary record producer Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd’s voice appeared in only one recording. So often we have heard on-air radio presenters, who we would expect to know better, referring to Delroy Wilson’s early 1960’s ska recording of King Pharaoh, as the only one in which Dodd’s voice is heard. In the recording, the Studio 1 honcho is heard … Read entire article »

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SINGJAY D-MEDZ, TRAVELS DOWN THE STUDIO ONE ROAD FOR NEW RELEASES!

June 3rd, 2016 | Add a Comment

D-Medz Though admitting he was never a big fan of Studio One music, singjay D-Medz said when he got a “spiritual vibration” to record songs on some of the legendary label’s fabled rhythms, he did not hesitate. He did eight songs on classic beats like the Real Rock, Far East and Answer for From a Boy To a Man, a mix tape scheduled for release soon. “I got this spiritual vibration to do something different an’ also pay homage to the foundation. I had some Studio One ‘riddims’ at home, so I start to listen dem an’ begun to write,’ D-Medz told the Jamaica Observer. Nuh Falla (Bad Company) on the Real Rock is the mix tape’s first single. Other songs include Pretty Flower, Press Button with Sizzla, and Sunday Evening. Recording to beats from … Read entire article »

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LONDON-BASED PECKINGS RECORDS KEEP THE VINYL SPINNING!

January 3rd, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Kevin Jackson—- Christopher Price, proprietor of Peckings Records—- THERE is growing demand for vinyl records in the United Kingdom and Europe which is music to the ears of administrators at London-based Peckings Records. According to proprietor of Peckings Records, Christopher Price, this renewed interest in vinyl has seen steady sales for the reggae 45 rpm. “For many years, as you know, vinyl had become redundant for mainstream music collectors as the compact disc (CD) became the main player, but for the last two years vinyl sales have gone up all over the UK and Europe with more shops and distributors opening up,” he explained. Peckings Records is located in Shepherds Bush and was founded in 1974 by Price’s father, George ‘Peckings’ Price. It is now operated by Christopher and his brothers Dub Duke and … Read entire article »

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LEGENDARY JAMAICAN SINGER NORMA FRASER, RESURFACES IN EUGENE, OREGON!

December 17th, 2015 | Add a Comment

BY SOPHIA JUNE— Norma Fraser– “I met Sam Cooke and his wife Barbara, and he turned to her and said, ‘Why don’t you bring her to America with us? We like her,’”Norma Fraser recounts, bursting into laughter. Fraser has lived in Eugene for a decade and has a lifetime of stories like this, including recording with Bob Marley. Fraser’s parents didn’t even know she could sing until they heard her song on the radio; they wanted her to be a doctor. She didn’t plan to be a singer, much less a reggae legend, not singing a note until she was 14. Her rise to fame in ’60s Jamaica during reggae’s golden era was spawned by youthful rebellion: sneaking out. Fraser would tuck a change of clothes into her bag and ride her bike to see … Read entire article »

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