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Harry J

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Harry Zephaniah Johnson (6 July 1945 – 3 April 2013), known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer. [1]

52 relations: Audio engineer, Augustus Pablo, Bob Andy, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Bob Marley and the Wailers discography, Burning Spear, Catch a Fire, Chris Blackwell, Compilation album, Coxsone Dodd, Deejay (Jamaican), Dennis Brown, Diabetes mellitus, Dub music, Grace Jones, Instrumental, Island Records, Jamaica, Johnny Nash, Ken Boothe, List of Jamaican record producers, Luciano (singer), Marcia Griffiths, Rastaman Vibration, Record chart, Reggae, Riddim, Rockers (1978 film), Scotty (reggae vocalist), Session musician, Shaggy (musician), Shakira, Sheila Hylton, Sizzla, Skinhead, Sly and Robbie, Sound recording and reproduction, Studio One (record label), Subculture, The Heptones, The Liquidator (instrumental), The Melodians, The Rolling Stones, The Who, To Be Young, Gifted and Black, Toots Hibbert, Trojan Records, Tuff Gong, UK Singles Chart, Westmoreland Parish, ..., Winston Blake, Zap Pow. Expand index (2 more) »

Audio engineer

An audio engineer (also sometimes recording engineer or a vocal engineer) helps to produce a recording or a performance, editing and adjusting sound tracks using equalization and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound.

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Augustus Pablo

Horace Swaby (21 June 1954 – 18 May 1999),Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books,, p. 200-202 known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards.

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Bob Andy

Keith Anderson CD (born 1944),Harris, Craig "", Allmusic, retrieved 12 January 2010 better known by the stage name Bob Andy, is a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter.

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Bob Marley and the Wailers

Bob Marley and the Wailers was a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley.

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Bob Marley and the Wailers discography

Most of Bob Marley's early music was recorded with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, who together with Marley were the most prominent members of The Wailers.

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Burning Spear

Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician.

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Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire is a 1973 album by Bob Marley and the Wailers.

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Chris Blackwell

Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell (born 22 June 1937) is an English businessman and former record producer, and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels".

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Compilation album

A compilation album comprises tracks, either previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers.

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Coxsone Dodd

Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd CD (26 January 1932 – 5 May 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond.

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Deejay (Jamaican)

In Jamaican music, a deejay (DJ) is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and "toasts" to an instrumental riddim.

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Dennis Brown

Dennis Emmanuel Brown(1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer.

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Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.

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Dub music

Dub is a genre of music that grew out of reggae in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre,Dub: soundscapes and shattered songs in Jamaican reggae, p.2 though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae.

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Grace Jones

Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, supermodel, record producer, and actress.

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Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a Big Band setting.

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Island Records

Island Records is a British-Jamaican record label that operates as a division of Universal Music Group (UMG).

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.

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Johnny Nash

John Lester "Johnny" Nash, Jr. (born August 19, 1940) is an American reggae and pop music singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now".

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Ken Boothe

Ken Boothe OD (born 22 March 1948) is a Jamaican vocalist known for his distinctive vibrato and timbre.

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List of Jamaican record producers

This is a list of Jamaican record producers.

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Luciano (singer)

Jepther McClymont OD (born 20 October 1964),Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books,, pp.

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Marcia Griffiths

Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born 23 November 1949) is a Jamaican singer.

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Rastaman Vibration

Rastaman Vibration is a reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers released on 30 April 1976.

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Record chart

A record chart, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period of time.

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Reggae

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

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Riddim

Riddim is the Jamaican Patois pronunciation of the English word "rhythm".

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Rockers (1978 film)

Rockers is a 1978 Jamaican film by Theodoros Bafaloukos.

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Scotty (reggae vocalist)

Scotty (David Scott; 1951, in Westmoreland, Jamaica – 27 February 2003, in Kingston, Jamaica) performed as a reggae vocalist and deejay.

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Session musician

Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances.

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Shaggy (musician)

Orville Richard Burrell CD (born October 22, 1968), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican musician, singer, DJ, and former United States Marine.

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Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Sheila Hylton

Sheila Hylton (born 1956) is a British reggae singer who spent most of her childhood in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Sizzla

Miguel Orlando Collins (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Sizzla Kalonji or Sizzla, is a Jamaican reggae musician.

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Skinhead

The skinhead subculture originated among working class youths in London, England in the 1960s and soon spread to other parts of the United Kingdom, with a second working class skinhead movement emerging worldwide in the 1980s.

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Sly and Robbie

Sly and Robbie are a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae and dub genres.

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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

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Studio One (record label)

Studio One is one of Jamaica's most renowned record labels and recording studios, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica.

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Subculture

A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles.

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The Heptones

The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s.

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The Liquidator (instrumental)

"Liquidator" is a reggae instrumental recorded by the Harry J Allstars in 1969.

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The Melodians

The Melodians are a rocksteady band formed in the Greenwich Town area of Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963, by Tony Brevett (born 1949, nephew of The Skatalites bassist, Lloyd Brevett), Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964.

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To Be Young, Gifted and Black

"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a song by Nina Simone with lyrics by Weldon Irvine.

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Toots Hibbert

Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert, O.J. (born 8 December 1942) is a Jamaican singer and songwriter, known as the leader for the reggae and ska band Toots & the Maytals.

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Trojan Records

Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968.

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Tuff Gong

Tuff Gong is the brand name associated with a number of businesses started by Bob Marley and the Marley family.

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UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently entitled Official Singles Chart) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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Westmoreland Parish

Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island.

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Winston Blake

Winston "Merritone" Blake OD (19 November 1940 – 27 February 2016) was a Jamaican sound system operator, record producer, nightclub owner, promoter, and occasional recording artist, working under the pseudonyms Blake Boy and Judge Winchester.

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Zap Pow

Zap Pow are a Jamaican reggae band, whose members have included guitarist Dwight Pinkney, singer Beres Hammond and trumpeter David Madden.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J

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