UK Reggae Charts | January | 1976

UK Reggae Charts | January | 1976

Singles Chart January 1976 1. Midnight Rider – Paul Davidson (Tropical) 2. None A Jah Jah Children No Cry – Ras Michael And The Sons Of Negus (Carnation) 3. My Last Date – Sister Stern (Opal Records) 4. Dat – Pluto Shrivington (Opal Records) 5. Jah Live – Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island) 6. Whip Them No Skip Them…

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Review | Barrington Levy – Run Come Ya!

Review | Barrington Levy – Run Come Ya!

Barrington Levy’s rise started early and moved fast. In 1977, he teamed up with his cousin Everton Dacres to form a band called The Mighty Multitude, releasing My Black Girl. A year later, he went solo with A Long Time Since We Don’t Have No Love. The record wasn’t successful, but that didn’t matter much. At fourteen years old, Barrington…

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Cover Culture: Carl Dawkins / Etta James – I’d Rather Go Blind | Cover Culture

Cover Culture: Carl Dawkins / Etta James – I’d Rather Go Blind | Cover Culture

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…

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