CARL DAWKINS
Carl Dawkins entered the music business back in 1967, recording for Karl “J.J.” Johnson. Right from the start, he was cutting his own songs like Baby I Love You, Running Shoes, and Hard Time, backed by Bobby Aitken’s Carib Beats. He kept busy after that, recording singles for producers like Clancy Eccles and Leslie Kong. But everything really changed when he linked back up with Johnson and recorded Satisfaction. That tune took off in a big way, becoming one of Jamaica’s biggest singles of 1970 and, without question, Carl Dawkins’ signature song. By 1971, Dawkins was in the studio with some serious company – Lee “Scratch” Perry, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer. Together, they released Picture On The Wall and True Love, credited to Carl Dawkins & The Wailers.And in 1973, Dawkins made another smart move, linking with UK producer Clement “Clem” Bushay. Together, they cut a reggae version of Etta James’ I’d Rather Go Blind, released on Eric Scott’s Lord Koos label, backed with Delroy Washington’s Jah Man A Come.