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Eddie Lovette (born Eddie Lovett, 1943 – April 29, 1998) was a Coconut Grove reggae musician. He recorded six albums, that all have a strong Caribbean influence. Lovette was born in the town of Cairo in the state of Georgia. He was the fourth of ten children. When he was nine years old, he joined the Cairo Echo Jr's gospel singing group.
He is best known for his hit songs "Booted," (1952), "No More Doggin'" (1952), and "Just a Little Bit" (1960). [3] Gordon was a pioneer of the Memphis blues style. [4] He played piano in a style known as the "Rosco rhythm," with the emphasis on the off-beat. [5] This rhythm was an influence on later musical styles such as Jamaican ska and reggae.
Ingmar Nordströms recorded the song on their 1980 studio album Saxparty 7. [1] They also recorded it with lyrics in Swedish by Olle Bergman, as "Ta din reggae en gång till", and released it as a single the same year. [2] They were in the Swedish charts Svensktoppen with the song for five weeks between 30 November 1980 [3] –11 January 1981. [4]
This is a list of reggae music compilations. It includes LP and CD compilations featuring music from the various styles of reggae, including mento, ska, rocksteady, early/roots reggae, dub, and dancehall, etc.
Songs incorporating a mixture of love and romance, politics and reggae-inspired sounds have become an accepted trend in music. [8] Steve McQueen 's Lovers Rock film (with Dennis Bovell in a minor role), released in December 2020, chronicled a night at a 1980 blues party in West London in which lovers rock music played a central part in both the ...
100% Dynamite! is a 1998 compilation album of reggae music from the 1960s and 1970s released by Soul Jazz Records. [3] The music is a collection of ska , rocksteady and Jamaican funk music. [ 3 ] It was reissued in 2015 with bonus tracks .
"Tease Me" is a song by Jamaican reggae duo Chaka Demus & Pliers, released in June 1993 by Mango Records as the first single from their fourth album of the same name (1993). The song was produced by Sly & Robbie , who also co-wrote the lyrics, and was a top-20 hit in at least six countries.
[11] Another RM editor, James Hamilton described the 1992 version as "a sweet reggae styled jogger". [12] In 1994, he deemed it a "tremulously crooning Errol Reid's superb soulful sweet slinky reggae swayer". [13] Pete Stanton from Smash Hits gave "Searching" four out of five, writing, "The nicest song off the pile, this one. [...] This is a ...