Freddie and Kelly Rowland—. In an age when tech-savvy music fans can access the most obscure songs, veteran artists like Freddie McGregor are being discovered by a new generation. McGregor, who recently turned 58, has been around since the early 1960s, having started his career as a protege of producer Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd at Studio One in Kingston. He performed last month at the St Kitts Music Festival, sharing the bill with Tessanne Chin as well as American Rhythm and Blues singers Tyrese Gibson and Kelly Rowland. The experience was an eye-opener for the Clarendon-born singer. “Yuh had lots of young people singing along to the songs which gave me a great feeling. They are the ones buying the music, ’cause they have the credit cards,” he joked. McGregor came of age as an artist during … Read entire article »