Freddie Mcgregor Dennis Brown & Horace Andy early 45s at Studio One

 

Spotlighting the emergence of three reggae superstars at Coxsone Dodd's Studio One

FREDDIE MCGREGOR DENNIS BROWN & 

HORACE ANDY

Charting the singers earliest singles 1965 to 1973 along with many interesting b-sides

 

Continuous mix 2 hours

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 Freddie Mcgregor, known as Little Freddie, started out on harmonies with vocal group The Clarendonians from the age of 9 and also as half of the duo Fitzy & Freddie (both with Ernest Wilson) through the second half of the 60s. He went on to have his greatest successes later in the 1970s, notably with the Bobby Babylon & I Am Ready LPs. He continued to work with Dodd into the 1980s.

Another juvenile star Dennis Brown voiced No Man Is An Island back in 1969 at 12 years old. He stayed on at Brentford Road until 1972 and much of his work from that time was compiled into 2 Studio One LPs, No Man Is An Island & If I Follow My Heart.

Horace Andy got his breakthrough in 1970 aged 19, going on to have a string of hits with Dodd through the first half of the 70's most of which are spread over three LPs, including the essential Skylarking.

Friday Night Rewind on hearticalfm.com 14 May 2021

 

 

 

The Tartans - Solid As A Rock

The Tartans

Devon 'Soul' Russell - Prince Lincoln Thompson - 

Cedric Myton - Lindberg Lewis

Solid As A Rock

RastFM #LoveReggaeMusic Show #40 7/4/2018

Folows the early careers of four of reggae music's most distinctive, reclusive & leftfield talents. 

1st half focuses on The Tartans classic 1960s rocksteady & reggae singles together with flip sides from the MERRITONE, TREASURE ISLE, CALTONE labels,... While Devon mostly takes lead the other members all come to the fore on their respective compositions. 1967-70

We then move on to some their early solo works following the group's breakup in 1970 on STUDIO ONE, BLACK ARK & Lincoln's own GOD SENT. Features several LLOYD ROBINSON songs (Lloyd & Devon), including the smash hit Red Bum Ball with versions from U Roy & I Roy. Cedric Myton featured on Prince Lincoln's 1st lp Humanity before forming the Congos with Ashanti Roy.

Also features The Clarendonians, Peter Austin, Lynn Taitt, Frank Brown, Derrick Morgan, Austin Faithful, Roland Alphonso & Tommy McCook.

Continuous mix. 2.5hrs

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Check the Prince Lincoln mixtape here

The Best of Hubert Lee Mix 1972-85

 The Very Best of Hubert Lee Siamrootsical vinyl rips mix.

I bought a large number of Hubert Lee records as part of several reggae job lots a few years ago and soon noticed that they had real quality and charm. I'd previously never heard of this singer, initially confusing him with Hubert Porter of mento fame. Hubert Lee was best known in the 1970s with some excellent tunes, first with Prince Tony, Randys, Bob Mack & Chin's and later with Coxsone Dodd at Studio 1. His vocal style has deep soul and country influences and he sounds at times like a Jamaican Buddy Holly. Good mix of covers and original tracks here with a smattering of reality songs. Perhaps his most enduring hit was Pressure & Slide (Mr DC) though other classics like High School Dance, Hey Little Girl & Pen In Hand are perhaps even better. Covers like Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue,  the Mamas & Papas' Dedicated to the One I Love, Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline, Folk Brothers' Oh Carolina Al Green's God Is Standing By and plenty more... Cameos from Jah Woosh, Dennis Alcapone, Jim Brown (Jim Nastic), The Mighty Hombres, Rhuben Alexander & Lester Stirling and two killer collaborations with the Clarendonians.

 

Continuous mix. 82 minutes.

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Thanks to Mikey for most of the Studio 1 & Bongo Man rips. 

Keep the revival foundation selection playing inna Hungary lion. Nuff respect.