Glendon Bailey was born 13 March, 1952 in Kingston. He worked on U-Roy's King Sturgav Hi-Fi sound system and was taken to King Jammy's studio in Waterhouse by Josey Wales. He started a string of hits with a duet with Chaka Demus, "One … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO ADMIRAL BAILEY
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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO KOFFEE
Mikayla Simpson, aka Koffee, was born 16 February, 2000 in Spanish Town, Jamaica. She released her debut single "Burning" in 2017, and in 2019 signed with Columbia Records. Her 2019 EP Rapture won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO KOFFEE
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CUTTY RANKS
Philip Thomas aka "Cutty Ranks" was born on 12 February, 1965 in Clarendon Parish. He began his career as a reggae artist at the age of eleven with local sound systems, going on to work with the Gemini sound system, before moving on to work … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CUTTY RANKS
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SMILEY CULTURE
David Victor Emmanuel aka "Smiley Culture" was born on 10 Feb 1963 in south London to a Jamaican father and Guyanese mother. He garnered the nickname 'Smiley' at school for his method of chatting up girls at school – he would ask them for a … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SMILEY CULTURE
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BOB MARLEY
Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley was born on 06 February, 1945, in Nine Miles rural St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica to a middle-aged white father, Norval Sinclair Marley, and a teenage black mother, Sidilla Editha "Cedella" Malcolm. At 14, he left home … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BOB MARLEY