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This is a list of reggae musicians. This includes artists who have either been critical to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960–1975 is a reggae retrospective anthology issued as a 4-CD box set in 2004 by Trojan Records. [2] [3] [4] The anthology, which was compiled by Colin Escott and Bas Hartong, is arranged in chronological order and features tracks by various artists, starting with mento and ska from the first half of the 1960s, then progressing to the slower rhythms of ...
Leroy Sibbles (born Leroy Sibblies, 29 January 1949) is a Jamaican reggae musician and producer. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960s and 1970s.. In addition to his work with The Heptones, Sibbles was a session bassist and arranger at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio and the associated Studio One label during the prolific late 1960s.
Following Hibbert's release in 1967, the Maytals began working with the Chinese Jamaican producer Leslie Kong, a collaboration which yielded a string of hits throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. [15] These included "Do the Reggay", released in 1968, which was the first song to use the word "reggae" and gave the developing genre its name. [7]
Phyllis Dillon CD (27 December 1944 – 15 April 2004) [1] was a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer who recorded for Duke Reid's lucrative Treasure Isle record label in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Artists such as Carole King (1971’s landmark Tapestry), Neil Young (After the Gold Rush, 1970) and James Taylor (Sweet Baby James, 1970) exemplified this trend.
John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) [2] was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". [3] Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae music in Kingston .
Bob Marley, a musical icon, elevated reggae music from a Jamaican sound to a global phenomenon. Many years after his death, Marley continues to be one of the most admired musicians around the globe.