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 […]
Ernest Ranglin – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
Ernest Ranglin is the best guitarist to ever emerge from Jamaica. [Lynn Taitt and Dwight Pinkney are also VERY talented] He began to make his mark with Clu J’s Blues Blasters. He was there when the very first Ska recordings were made. He would go on to play an important role with the Skatalites, help […]
Sir Coxone Dodd – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Clement ‘Coxone’ Dodd is a legendary figure in terms of Jamaica’s music industry. From the late 50s his Downbeat Sound System was one of a select few that ran things in Jamaica and he turned its success into one of the most respected record companies ever—Studio One. Born in 1932, Dodd was young, hip […]
Duke Reid – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid was a pioneer in terms of the technical side of music in Jamaica. His Trojan multi-set Sound System alongside that of Tom the Great Sebastian’s and Sir Coxone Dodd’s Downbeat pioneered the early days of Jamaica’s fledgling industry. His success through the 50s gave birth to his most excellent ‘Treasure Isle’ […]
Tony Rebel – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Tony Rebel is famous for his ‘Rebel Salute’, the annual tribute to his friend, the late Garnett Silk, each January in St. Elizabeth [originally it was held in Mandeville, Manchester]. Roots and Culture have been his ‘stock-in-trade’ since the days when he linked with Silk on the Destiny OuterNational Sound System in Manchester. Combining, […]
Lord Creator – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Alongside Cuban born Rolando Alphonso, Barbadian Jackie Opel and fellow Trinidadians Lynn Taitt and Lord Bryner, Lord Creator was an important and positive ‘outside’ influence during the early development of the Jamaican music scene. Born Kentrick Patrick in San Fernando Trinidad, Lord Creator moved to Jamaica in 1962 due to the huge popularity he […]
Miss Lou – Louise Bennett Coverley – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: A highly decorated poet, raconteur and observationist, Jamaica’s Miss Lou [Louise Bennett Coverley ] is well loved and respected…the world over and this love affair with Miss Lou has been going on now for quite a long time. She recognized and revealed colonial mentality for what it was. She was committed to uplifting Jamaica […]
The Cimarons – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: The Cimarons got their recording career underway in Britain during the late 70s. Their brand of Reggae was unique to the sound being created by their counterparts in Jamaica. They were the first self-contained Reggae band across the ‘pond’. They learned their ‘chops’ well, backing many of the touring Jamaican artists during the late […]