Bunny Wailer – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Bunny Wailer, the only surviving member of the original [Wailing] Wailers is considered by many to have been the most spiritual of the vocal trio which also included Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Born in 1947 and now recognized by many to be Reggae’s elder statesman…from Ska to Rude Boy, Rock Steady to Reggae, […]
Peter Tosh – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Peter [McIn] Tosh began releasing solo records well before he and Bunny Wailer decided to split from Bob Marley and the Wailers. The eldest of the original vocal trio, Peter was regarded by many as an angry rebel and his ongoing examination of his Black roots was an inspiration to a whole heap of […]
Bob Marley – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Bob Marley began his career in earnest back in the Ska era alongside Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh] and Bunny Wailer [Neville Livingstone] as 1/3 of the highly skilled vocal group the [Wailing] Wailers. Toward the tail end of 1974, after 11 very successful years, Peter and Bunny left out to try it as […]
Derrick Morgan – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Derrick Morgan launched his career back in 1956 when he won a talent contest over the likes of Owen Grey, Jackie Edwards, Eric ‘Monty’ Morris and Hortense Ellis. He was 15. Derrick began recording back in the Boogie days. His first sizable success was the classic ‘Fatman’. Derrick’s association with his friend Prince Buster […]
Alton Ellis – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Alton Ellis first came to prominence as part of the Ska duo Alton and Eddie and then with Alton Ellis and the Flames. One of the premier stars of the Rock Steady and early Reggae eras, Alton was one of only a handful of Jamaica’s top singers to take a stand against the rude […]
The Melodians – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: The Melodians began to come into their own as a vocal phenominon just between the Ska and Rock Steady phases of Jamaica’s musical development. That was the Rude Boy era. But it was with Rock Steady and their association with Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle label that they really made their mark. Along with the […]
Black Uhuru – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Black Uhuru have been called the most dynamic and progressive Reggae act of the late 70s and early 80s. Their militancy, it seems, prevented them from reaching higher heights. Compromise was not a part of the group’s vocabulary. Whether with Don Carlos, Michael Rose, or Junior Reid handling lead vocals…Black Uhuru delivered the goods. […]
Jacob ‘Killer’ Miller – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
Jacob ‘Killer’ Miller made his mark fronting the group Inner Circle. He was so popular in Jamaica that, prior to his untimely death due in a motor vehicle crash in 1980, he sat behind only Bob Marley as the island’s top singer. His stage act oozed excitement and his starring role in the classic Jamaican […]
Third World – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Third World is one of the few self-contained bands in Jamaica. Not only are they renowned for playing their own instruments…they do it with the utmost of ability. Their high level of musicianship and top-notch vocal harmonies are truly international in terms of quality. As a result, in spite of numerous personel changes, Third […]
King Tubby – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: King Tubby is famous for being instrumental in blazing a whole new trail in terms of the evolution of Jamaica’s unique music scene. Tubby was one of the founders of the hugely popular genre known world-wide as Dub. In 1972 Tubby’s HiFi was one of Kingston’s BIG sound systems. A key reason why was […]