Jimmy Cliff was born James Chambers on 30 June, 1944 in Saint James, Jamaica. He began writing songs while still at primary school in St. James, listening to a neighbor's sound system. When Chambers was 14, his father took him to Kingston, … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO JIMMY CLIFF
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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO JOE HIGGS
Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Higgs was born 03 June, 1940 in Kingston and was instrumental in the foundation of modern Jamaican music, first recording in 1958 for producer and businessman (and later Jamaican Prime Minister) Edward Seaga, both as a … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO JOE HIGGS
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO STEPHEN MARLEY
Stephen Robert Nesta "Raggamuffin" Marley was born on 20 April 1972 in Wilmington, Delaware, and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. In 1979, a seven-year-old Stephen started his musical career as part of the child band the Melody Makers alongside … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO STEPHEN MARLEY
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CAPLETON
Capleton and Empress Terri Clifton George Bailey III was born 13 April 1967 in St. Mary. As a youth, he was given the surname of a popular local lawyer, Capleton, as a nickname by his relatives and friends. He rejects the name given to him … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CAPLETON
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO ANTHONY B
Keith Blair aka "Anthony B" was born 31 March 1976 in Trelawny, Jamaica. His deeply religious family life (his mother was a Seventh-day Adventist and his grandmother a Revivalist) imbued him with a profound spirituality. During his youth, … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO ANTHONY B