Reggae In Seattle

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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EVERTON BLENDER

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Everton Dennis Williams Aka "Everton Blender" was born on 21 Nov 1953 in Clarendon parish but grew up in Kingston. His singing career began in an amateur talent contest in the late 1970s at Kingston's Bohemia Club where he sang Dennis Brown … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EVERTON BLENDER

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO “EEK-A-MOUSE”

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Ripton Joseph Hylton was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and began his music career when he was in college, releasing two roots reggae singles under his own name. These early works were influenced by the music of Pablo Moses. He then went on to … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO “EEK-A-MOUSE”

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO HALF PINT

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Half Pint was born Lindon Andrew Roberts on 11 Nov 1961 in West Kingston. He earned his future stage name early on for his small stature. His introduction to singing came in the school choir before he made his attempt at breaking into the … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO HALF PINT

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO JOE HIGGS

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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