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LEGENDARY PRODUCER BUNNY LEE, CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF PUTTING OUT THE HITS!

Producer Bunny Lee— Bunny Lee, one of the top record producers of the golden age of ska, rocksteady and early reggae music, celebrates 50 years in the entertainment business this year. When he released the Harris ‘Bibi’ Seaton-penned Let Me Go Girl, sung by Slim Smith and the Uniques in 1967, Lee announced to the world that he was on a mission to draw alongside other greats in the business like Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid, Prince Buster and King Edward ‘The Giant’. And that he did, with a plethora of hits that stretch from here to eternity. Let Me Go Girl – a rocksteady piece of sheer class, became the biggest hit in Jamaica in 1967. With Slim Smith on lead and Lloyd Charmers and Seaton in attendance, … Read entire article »

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KEBLE DRUMMOND GIVES A NEW SOUND TO A CLASSIC!

 Keble Drummond— In early 1967, an American-Canadian rock band named Buffalo Springfield entered the Billboard chart with their anti-war song named For What it’s Worth. Renamed Watch This Sound, a rocksteady version was also a big hit that year for Jamaican group, the Uniques. At the time, singer Keble Drummond was a member of the Cables, a harmony trio at producer Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd’s Studio One.Known as Keble Cables, he recently covered the song for Fort Lauderdale independent company, Upstairs Music, and producer Danny Breakenridge. The 68-year-old Drummond, who lives in South Florida, says he was among the many admirers of Keith ‘Slim’ Smith, the Uniques talented lead singer. He went for a different feel on his version of Watch This Sound. “From I first heard the Slim Smith version, I fell in love with … Read entire article »

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