EARLY B ā THE DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED DANCEHALLĀ EARLY B Earlando Arrington Neil, better known as Early B, remains one of the most electrifying voices to ever touch a microphone. Known across Jamaica as The Doctor, he brought a unique blend of humour, rapid fire delivery and razor sharp observation that helped define the sound of 1980s dancehall. His life was cut...
āLord Watch Over Our Shouldersā the title of one of the many songs by the late great Garnet Damion Smith better known as Garnett Silk or the āSilky Oneā or āBimboā. Garnett left us on this day 9th December 1994, it is hard to believe that it is already 25 years since he passed. I will always remember exactly where...
When you hear the name Sam Cooke, he needs absolutely no introduction. I immediately recall the songs played in my family home when I was a child. Mum singing along to āYou Send meā, āBring It On Home To Me ā, āCupidā, āChain Gangā and the famous civil rights anthem āA Change Is Gonna Comeā. Sadly Sam Cooke was killed...