"The Aces (Jamaican group) The Aces, originally known as The Four Aces, were a Jamaican vocal group who are best known for their work with Desmond Dekker. The initial line-up of The Aces consisted of Clive Campbell, Barry Howard, Carl Howard, and Patrick Howard. The group came to the attention of Dekker, who supported them when they auditioned for Leslie Kong at Beverley's studio in 1965. Kong employed the group as backing singers for Dekker and they can be heard on the song ""Get Up Adinah"" (credited as The Four Aces). They provided the backing vocals on Dekker's major hit"
"Althea & Donna Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single ""Uptown Top Ranking"", which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978. The Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid – then 17 and 18 years old respectively – caused a chart surprise when their reggae song ""Uptown Top Ranking"" became a UK No. 1 in February 1978. They released the album of the same name in 1978, on which they are produced by Karl Pitterson and"
"Jamaican performers to reach number one in Britain were Desmond Dekker and the Aces with ""Israelites"" in 1969. The second act was Althea & Donna with ""Up Town, Top Ranking"" in 1977. Bob Marley came from Jamaica to London and recorded ""Catch a Fire"" in 1972, returning to record ""Exodus"" and ""Kaya"" in 1977. Eddy Grant was born in Guyana in 1948 and grew up in Brixton. He was part of The Equals, the first multi-racial group to reach number 1 in the UK, with ""Baby come Back"" in 1968. He took Caribbean music further in the direction of rock"
"backed by The Revolutionaries, on the Virgin Records subsidiary Front Line, and several more singles, but never met with any more tangible success thereafter. In 2001, Caroline Records reissued the full-length ""Uptown Top Ranking"". Althea & Donna Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single ""Uptown Top Ranking"", which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978. The Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid – then 17 and 18 years old respectively – caused a chart surprise"
"11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1972, selling over 300,000 copies and spending six months on the chart, despite getting no radio airplay due to its lyrics. Further hit singles followed with ""Big Seven"" (co-written by Rupie Edwards) and ""Big Eight"" – both following the pattern of lewd versions of nursery rhymes over a reggae backing – as well as ""Y Viva Suspenders"" and ""Up with the Cock"". He was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, leading him to travel to Jamaica to perform live, where many were surprised that he was white."
"UK singles chart. Campbell died on the morning of 8 September 2016, in a hospital in Miami, Florida, after suffering heart problems, according to his wife. He had reportedly been in poor health for some time after a series of strokes, including one in 2009 that left him unable to walk. Prince Buster Cecil Bustamente Campbell OD (24 May 1938 – 8 September 2016), known professionally as Prince Buster, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released in the 1960s influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican contemporary music and created a legacy of work that would be"
"chart. Tony Tribe, a Jamaican singer, recorded a reggae-influenced version in 1969 which reached number forty-six on the UK Singles Chart, this became Trojan Records first chart hit and has been included in numerous reggae compilations since. The song was also covered in 1969 by singer Charles Mann. In 1969, a Jamaican rocksteady group called the Painted Garden released a version on the US Steady label. The group's lead singer is probably American reggae singer Eddie Lovette. In 1970, a remake by Vic Dana became a minor ""Billboard"" Hot 100 hit, peaking at number 72 and reached number 30 on"
"topped the UK Singles Chart in early 1994, the duo becoming the first Jamaican act to top the chart in 8 years, and the first to have three consecutive top five hits on the chart. They had further UK hits with ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" (no. 19), and ""Gal Wine"" (no. 20), with six hit singles in all taken from their debut album, ""Tease Me"". The re-release of ""Tease Me"" also charted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1994; The album went on to receive gold certification, selling more than 500,000 copies. In 1996 they signed"
"Horace Faith Horace Faith (born Horace Smith, Jamaica) was a Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for his cover of the Checkmates, Ltd. song, ""Black Pearl"", which reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart in 1970. Released by Trojan Records (TR 7790), ""Black Pearl"" spent ten weeks in the UK Singles Chart in the latter half of 1970, peaking at number 13 in October that year. Coincidentally, the original version of the song by Checkmates, Ltd., peaked at number 13 in the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1969. The track was written by Irwin Levine, Phil Spector and"
"People"" back into the UK chart reviving interest in Thomas's version of the song that in turn resulted in Trojan reissuing it as a 12-inch single that included an extended remix version. According to some sources Nicky Thomas committed suicide in 1990. Nicky Thomas Nicky Thomas (born Cecil Nicholas Thomas, 30 May 1949 – 1990) was a reggae singer who enjoyed considerable chart success in Jamaica and in the United Kingdom at the start of the 1970s. Nicky Thomas was born and raised in Portland Parish, Jamaica. He began work as a labourer in Kingston where he worked alongside future"
"Commander of the Order of Distinction for his contributions to the music industry in Jamaica. Count Prince Miller Clarence Linberg Miller better known as Count Prince Miller (30 March 1934 – 16 August 2018) was a Jamaican-born British actor and musician. Miller began as a musician, recording a number of reggae songs. His best known song is ""Mule Train Parts One & Two"", which was a hit on Trojan Records in 1971, before being re-recorded with Sly and Robbie in the early 1980s. Adding elements of music hall performance to his reggae style, Miller drew comparison with Judge Dread for"
"Judge Dread Alexander Minto Hughes (2 May 1945 – 13 March 1998), better known as Judge Dread, was an English reggae and ska musician. He was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and the BBC has banned more of his songs than those of any other recording artist, because of his frequent use of sexual innuendo and double entendres. Following his death, ""Rolling Stone"" reported, ""He sold several million albums throughout his 25-plus year career and was second only to Bob Marley in U.K. reggae sales during the 1970s"". Hughes was born on 2"
"first pressing, this single gave Brown his first UK Top 40 hit, reaching number 14 the following year and becoming one of the biggest international hits in Jamaica's history, after crossing over first into soul clubs and then rock clubs. This success led to Brown featuring on the cover of the ""NME"" in February 1979. Brown's next two albums were both released on DEB - ""So Long Rastafari"" and ""Joseph's Coat of Many Colours"", although the label was closed down in 1979, after which Brown again did the rounds of Jamaica's top producers, as well as continuing self-productions with singles"
"Delroy Wilson Delroy George Wilson CD (5 October 1948 – 6 March 1995) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer, regarded as Jamaica's first child star, first finding success as a teenager. His son Karl 'Konan' Wilson has found success as part of British duo Krept and Konan. Delroy Wilson began his recording career at the age of thirteen, while still a pupil at Boys Town Primary School. Wilson released his first single ""Emy Lou"" in 1962 for record producer, Clement ""Coxsone"" Dodd. His early years with Coxsone yielded a number of ska hits, the biggest of which, the"
"of the UK Independent Chart. Clint Eastwood (musician) Clint Eastwood (born Robert Brammer) is a Jamaican reggae deejay, who recorded as a solo artist in the late 1970s and early 1980s before teaming up with UK deejay General Saint as the duo Clint Eastwood & General Saint. The younger brother of Trinity, Brammer took the trend of adopting the names of characters from spaghetti westerns as stage names a step further by recording and performing under the name of one of the genre's most successful actors, Clint Eastwood. Eastwood recorded three albums in 1978 - ""African Youth"" and ""Step It"
"Rock and Roll"") and Buster Bloodvessel, who used to end Bad Manners' shows by baring his huge buttocks, a very Judge Dread move indeed"". Judge Dread Alexander Minto Hughes (2 May 1945 – 13 March 1998), better known as Judge Dread, was an English reggae and ska musician. He was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and the BBC has banned more of his songs than those of any other recording artist, because of his frequent use of sexual innuendo and double entendres. Following his death, ""Rolling Stone"" reported, ""He sold several million albums"
"Jimmy London (reggae singer) Jimmy London (born Trevor Shaw, 30 November 1949 in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica) is a reggae singer who first recorded in the late 1960s, and achieved chart success both in Jamaica and the United Kingdom in the early and mid-1970s. London was a member of vocal duo The Inspirations, along with Ransford White (later known as Billy Dyce). White's brother Doraney was a member of The Techniques, and the duo hung out at the Techniques rehearsal premises on King Street, becoming friendly with Roy Shirley, who helped them to get started in the music business. They"
"Sophia George Sophia George (born 21 February 1964, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican singer. She is best known for her 1985 hit ""Girlie Girlie"", which reached number one in Jamaica, topping the RJR chart for 11 weeks, and was also a Top-10 hit in the UK. Her other Jamaican hits include ""Lazy Body"", ""It Burn Mi Belly"", and the duet ""Ain't No Meaning""; all four songs appeared on her ten-song 1986 album, ""Fresh"". ""Girlie Girlie"" was written by Sangie Davis. At the time of its release, George was working as a teacher of deaf children. In the UK, George"
"by the Score"", ""On the Beach"", ""Only a Smile"" and ""Wear You to the Ball"", which were later covered by UB40, Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Massive Attack, and others. Other recordings included ""Man Next Door"" aka ""Quiet Place""/""I've Got to Get Away"" (1968) and ""Happy Go Lucky Girl"". The Paragons' recordings, including the widely covered ""The Tide Is High"" from 1967, written by Holt, and featuring the violin of ""White Rum"" Raymond, are among the highlights of Jamaican popular music. ""The Tide Is High"" was taken to the top of the UK and US charts by Blondie in 1980; while"
"John Holt (singer) John Kenneth Holt CD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014), better known as John Holt, was a reggae singer and songwriter from Jamaica who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist. Holt was born in the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston, Jamaica, in 1947. His mother Amy was a nurse. By the age of 12, he was a regular entrant in talent contests run at Jamaican theatres by Vere Johns, winning 28 contests, some broadcast live on Radio Jamaica. He recorded his first single in 1963 with"
"Uptown Top Ranking ""Uptown Top Ranking"" is a song and single by the Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, recorded when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively. Released in 1977, the song comprises the girls ad-libbing to deejay track ""Three Piece Suit"" by Trinity. The song was initially recorded as a joke. The record was played by accident by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, resulting in numerous requests for additional plays. With early championing by Peel and a performance on ""Top of the Pops"", it soon became a surprise hit, reaching number 1 in the"
"to branch out and take his talents to higher levels in the music industry. His debut LP in 1986, at the age of 17, reflected his tremendous talents with the No. 1 hit on the United Kingdom Album Charts called Waiting for You, remaining solid at no.1 for eight consecutive weeks. His vibrant first single Juggling surged to no.1 on the Jamaican top 40 charts, spending over five weeks, being followed by other no.1 hits including ""Young and She Green"" (featuring Johnny P) and I’ll Prove it to You, both represented by Technique Label. While having the privilege of working"
"following years of rapid personnel change. Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading was the first British woman to have significant commercial success in the field of folk music and the first Black British woman to enjoy international success in any musical genre. Born on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts, she brought up from the age of 7 in the Brookfields area of Handsworth. In 1972 she released her debut album ""Whatever's for Us"" and recorded the first of her eight Peel Sessions, but her commercial breakthrough in Britain was 1976's ""Joan Armatrading"", which reached the top 20 and which included top 10"
"Dodd allowed him to use Studio One's facilities, where he produced the hit ""Cuss Cuss"" with singer Lloyd Robinson, which became one of the most covered riddims in Jamaica. Johnson also released music under a subsidiary label, Jaywax. In October 1969, he met success in the UK with ""The Liquidator"" (number 9 in the UK Singles Chart) recorded with his sessionband, The Harry J All Stars (it was also a hit in 1980, reaching number 42). This single became one of the anthems of the emerging skinhead youth subculture; together with other instrumental hits released in the UK through his"
"of the UK Singles Chart. She had a child in 2012 with her boyfriend, recording artiste Christopher Martin. Ce' Cile Ce' Cile (born Cecile Charlton on 24 February 1976 in Manchester Parish, Jamaica), is a Jamaican musician. She is among the best known current dancehall artists. Ce' Cile grew up in Porus, and Mile Gully, Jamaica, spending most of her youth in Mandeville, where her grandfather had previously been mayor. Ce' Cile discovered music through a friend of her father, Michael ""Ibo"" Cooper from the reggae band Third World and brought out her first single ""Beat of Her Heart"". She"
"Jackie Edwards (musician) Wilfred Gerald ""Jackie"" Edwards (1938 – 15 August 1992) was a Jamaican musician and songwriter, whose career took in ska, R&B, soul, rocksteady, reggae, and ballads. Edwards was born in Jamaica in 1938 where he grew up as one of fifteen siblings. Strongly influenced by Nat King Cole, he began performing at the age of 14. He and came to the attention of Chris Blackwell in 1959. Edwards had four number one singles in Jamaica between 1960 and 1961, all self-written ballads with Latin-influenced music. When Blackwell set up Island Records in London in 1962, Edwards travelled"
"UWI hospital, of complications from cirrhosis of the liver. In 2013 Wilson was posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican Government. In 2015 Wilson's childhood friend Everard ""Jah Ruby"" Metcalf released the album ""The Delroy Wilson Story"", featuring 21 cover versions of Wilson's songs. Wilson's work has also been collected on over 15 'Best of' compilations and he features on dozens of compilations of reggae and ska music. Delroy Wilson Delroy George Wilson CD (5 October 1948 – 6 March 1995) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer, regarded as Jamaica's first child star, first finding success"
"by Seaton and the group performed on John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show, where they performed two of their own songs: ""Political"" and ""Generals"". MCA Records signed them in late 1981. In the middle of 1982, 15-year-old Seaton and the group released the hit single ""Pass the Dutchie"" (a pun on the Mighty Diamonds song ""Pass the Kouchie""), but in this case, the song talked about poor Jamaican people using it as a cooking pot. The single was highly successful, topping the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number ten on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The band were the first"
"Beverley Knight. Linford Christie was the first man to win every major 100m title in world athletics (and to this date the only British man to have done so). Kelly Holmes was one of the success stories of the 2004 Summer Olympics having won multiple gold medals and still holding numerous British records in distance running. Other notable British people of Jamaican origin who have successfully competed in the Olympic Games include Colin Jackson, and Tasha Danvers. Besides athletics and gymnastics, British Jamaicans have also become heavily associated with the sport of boxing. Frank Bruno is one of the more"
"representatives of the government. Roy Shirley Ainsworth Roy Rushton Shirley (18 July 1944 – July 2008), better known simply as Roy Shirley, and also known as King Roy Shirley and The High Priest, was a Jamaican singer whose career spanned the ska, rocksteady and reggae eras, and whose ""Hold Them"" is regarded by some as the first ever rocksteady song. He was also one of the original members of The Uniques. Shirley was born on North Street in Kingston, Jamaica, on 18 July 1944, and grew up in Trench Town, where he attended the Boys Town school, and after singing"
"Count Prince Miller Clarence Linberg Miller better known as Count Prince Miller (30 March 1934 – 16 August 2018) was a Jamaican-born British actor and musician. Miller began as a musician, recording a number of reggae songs. His best known song is ""Mule Train Parts One & Two"", which was a hit on Trojan Records in 1971, before being re-recorded with Sly and Robbie in the early 1980s. Adding elements of music hall performance to his reggae style, Miller drew comparison with Judge Dread for his somewhat bawdy music. He also regularly appeared with Jimmy James. Known as something of"
"General Trees Amos Edwards (born c.1960) better known by his stage name General Trees, was one of the most popular Jamaican dancehall deejays of the 1980s, best known for his hits in the latter half of the decade. Born in Drews Land, Kingston, on December 13, 1960. General Trees is widely regarded as the best Jamaican speed rapper of his era, the ""fast style"" of delivery commonly accepted as arriving in Jamaica from the UK, through London-born Phillip Papa Levi. In his early years after working as a shoemaker in his father's shop, he first found fame as a sound"
"Harry J Harry Zephaniah Johnson (6 July 1945 – 3 April 2013), known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer. Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass player before moving into management of the group. When the band split up he worked as an insurance salesman. He first appeared as a record producer in 1968, when he launched his own record label, ""Harry J"", by releasing The Beltones' local hit ""No More Heartaches"", one of the earliest reggae songs to be recorded. His agreement with Coxsone"