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Lee "Scratch" Perry

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Born
20 March 1936
Born In
Kendal, Manchester, Jamaica
Died
29 August 2021 (aged 85)
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on 20th March 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica; died 29 August 2021, in Jamaica) was one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system. He eventually performed a variety of important tasks at Studio One as well as recording about thirty songs, but the pair eventually stopped working together due to personality and financial conflicts. Working with Joe Gibbs, Perry continued his recording career, but on… read more
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on 20th March 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica; died 29 August 2021, in Jamaica) was one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone… read more
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on 20th March 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica; died 29 August 2021, in Jamaica) was one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system. He eventually performed a variety of importan… read more

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1 Play track Disco Devil (extended version) Disco Devil (extended version)
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2 Play track Techno Party! Having a Party
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3 Play track Reggae Greats Soul Fire
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4 Play track I Am The Upsetter - The Story Of The Lee "Scratch" Perry Golden Years I Am the Upsetter
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5 Play track Essential Madness from the Scratch Files The Upsetter
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6 Play track Trojan Upsetter Box Set I Am A Madman
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7 Play track Reggae Greats Dreadlocks In Moonlight
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8 Play track Return of Django: The Best of The Upsetters Jungle Lion
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9 Play track A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979 Beat down babylon
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10 Play track Reggae Legends Curly Locks
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    1984 · 10 tracks

    Reggae Greats
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    26 Nov 2001 · 44 tracks

    A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
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    1 Oct 2002 · 13 tracks

    Soul Fire - An Introduction To
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    1973 · 49 tracks

    The Wonderman Years
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