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MUSICIAN/COMPOSER DWIGHT PINKNEY TO RECEIVE JAMAICA’S “ORDER OF DISTINCTION” HONOR ON OCTOBER 20!

  PINKNEY… will receive the Order of Distinction in October— WHEN guitarist Dwight Pinkney moved to Kingston from Mandeville in the late 1960s, there was plenty of work for session musicians. Pinkney, whose career started with The Sharks at Studio One, has been awarded the Order of Distinction for his contribution to the development of Jamaican music. The 69-year-old will receive Jamaica’s fifth highest honor on October 20 during the annual National Honors and Awards ceremony at King’s House. In addition to The Sharks, Pinkney was a member of the influential Zap Pow and Roots Radics bands. The former was an eclectic unit that recorded the jazzy instrumental Mystic Mood and the rootsy This is Reggae Music. Pinkney joined the ‘Radics’ in the early 1980s, played on songs and albums by numerous artists including Gregory Isaacs … Read entire article »

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DWIGHT PINKNEY MAKES THE PROVISIONAL LIST FOR REGGAE GRAMMY 2013!

DWIGHT PINKNEY MAKES THE PROVISIONAL LIST FOR REGGAE GRAMMY 2013!

By Howard Campbell—— DWIGHT Pinkney had the United States west coast on his mind when he came up with the theme for his sixth solo album, Dwight Pinkney and DP Band. On it, the veteran guitarist puts a reggae spin on some of the biggest theme and surf songs from the 1960s. Released early this year by Tads Record, Dwight Pinkney and DP Band was recently named in a provisional list of 50 for the 2013 Grammy … Read entire article »

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