Noel Bartholomew Simms aka "Scully" was born on 18 March, 1935 in the Smith Village area of Kingston and received his education at the Alpha Boys School. Initially, he worked as a singer in a duo with his schoolfriend Arthur "Bunny" … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SCULLY
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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
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO DENNIS BROWN
Dennis Emmanuel Brown was born on 1 February 1957 in Kingston and grew up on Orange Street, the heart of the island's music scene, with most of the major recording studios a mere stone's throw away. As the stars and future hitmakers paraded … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO DENNIS BROWN