Judy Mowatt – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Just like Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt performed for the world as a member of Bob Marley’s backing vocal trio…the I 3s. And also, just like Marcia, Judy recorded some sensational solo albums during those years. Although not as prolific, her Roots music and Gospel flavoured recordings established Judy as a talent in her own […]
Marcia Griffiths – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Marcia Griffiths was, is, and will be for some time to come…Jamaica’s number 1 female vocalist. A major star during the Rock Steady era, her duets with Bob Andy are legendary. But it was Reggae that really paved the way for Marcia to become a superstar. A member of the I 3s, Marcia, Judy […]
John Holt – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: John Holt’s career began in a big way with the Rock Steady group the Paragons. When he ‘took it’ solo at the dawn of the Reggae era his star continued to shine…and it still does. Jumping back and forth between Treasure Isle and Studio One, Holt recorded nothing but quality hits. He was just […]
Delroy Wilson – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: A huge star from his early teens, Delroy Wilson took his popularity from the Rock Steady era to even greater heights with Reggae. Starting primarily singing at concerts at Boy’s Town School, Delroy used to have to stand up on a ‘Red Stripe’ beer box in order that he might actually reach the microphone. […]
Bob Andy – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Bob Andy was one of the Rock Steady/early Reggae era’s GREAT song writers. His melodies were both beautiful and memorable. His lyrics…relatable and poignant. Andy wrote and recorded art. A founding member of the Paragons Bob [who’s real name is Keith Anderson] realized international success while recording duets with Marcia Griffiths who also turned […]
Barrington Levy – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Barrington Levy was one of a handful of singers who could compete with the DJs in terms of popularity in the Jamaican Dancehall of the late 70s – early 80s. Born in 1964, Levy hailed from Kingston and got his start with the group the Mighty Multitudes. As a solo artist he would become […]
Yellowman – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Yellowman was and is an oddity. At the height of his popularity in the early 80s he was at least as big as Bob Marley in Jamaica. Born Winston Foster, Yellowman came into this world back in 1959 in Kingston. An orphaned albino, Yellow’s formative years included time at the famous Alpha Boys School […]
Prince Buster – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Prince Buster was a sound man., a producer, a writer, a singer, a comedian, a force to be reckonned with virtually from the outset. He and Derrick Morgan ran a musical ‘feud’ that had almost the entire country buzzing and laughing. He challenged Duke Reid and Clement Dodd ‘up close and personal’ both with […]
