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Sampling "Ginger Jake", April 2, 1932. Jamaica ginger extract, known in the United States by the slang name Jake, was a late 19th-century patent medicine that provided a convenient way to obtain alcohol during the era of Prohibition, since it contained approximately 70% to 80% ethanol by weight.
Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres; 16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) [1] was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968).
Born in Jamaica in 1953, Williams moved with her family to London in 1962. [1] She joined the group Green Mango in her mid-teens and embarked on a solo career after meeting producer Ronnie Williams. She worked with Williams on her debut single "I Can't Resist Your Tenderness", considered one of the earliest lovers rock releases, which topped ...
Parker was born in in Darliston, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. Like many of Jamaica's singers of the era, Parker began by singing in church, where his father was a preacher. [ 3 ] He formed a group called the Blues Benders in the mid-1960s, and their first recording was "Honeymoon by the Sea".
Studio One was founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd [1] in 1954, and the first recordings were cut in 1963 on Brentford Road in Kingston. [1] [2] Amongst its earliest records were "Easy Snappin" by Theophilus Beckford, backed by Clue J & His Blues Blasters, and "This Man is Back" by trombonist Don Drummond.
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Roman was the younger brother of Tinga Stewart, and recorded his first single, "Walking Down The Street" in 1968.He recorded further singles in the early 1970s for producers Derrick Harriott ("Changing Times") and "God Son" Glen Brown ("Never Too Young"). [2]
Falling Off the Roof is an album by the English musician Ginger Baker, released in 1996. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is credited to his trio, which included Charlie Haden on bass and Bill Frisell on guitar. It peaked at No. 13 on Billboard ' s Top Jazz Albums chart.