U Roy

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U Roy AKA Ewart Beckford, Hugh Roy. Born in 1942, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. began as a sound system DJ in 1961, spinning records for the Doctor Dickies set, later known as Dickies Dynamic, in such well-known Jamaican venues as Victoria Pier, Foresters Hall and Emmett Park. His inspiration was the DJ Winston Count Machuki, who worked for Coxsone Dodd and subsequently on Prince Buster's Voice Of The People sound system. By the mid-60s he was DJ for Sir George The Atomic, based around Maxfield Avenue in Kingston. Around 1967 he began to work with King Tubby as DJ for his Hom… read more
U Roy AKA Ewart Beckford, Hugh Roy. Born in 1942, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. began as a sound system DJ in 1961, spinning records for the Doctor Dickies set, later known as Dickies Dynamic, in such well-known Jamaican venues as Victoria Pier, Foresters Hall and Emmett Park. His inspirati… read more
U Roy AKA Ewart Beckford, Hugh Roy. Born in 1942, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. began as a sound system DJ in 1961, spinning records for the Doctor Dickies set, later known as Dickies Dynamic, in such well-known Jamaican venues as Victoria Pier, Foresters Hall and Emmett Park. His inspiration was the DJ Winston Count Machuki, who worked for Coxsone Dodd and sub… read more

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2 Big Boy & Teacher (aka What is Catty) Big Boy & Teacher (aka What is Catty)
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3 Play track Wake The Town Wake The Town
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7 Play track 30 Massive Shots From Treasure Isle The Tide Is High
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8 Play track 30 Massive Shots From Treasure Isle Flashing My Whip
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9 Play track 30 Massive Shots From Treasure Isle Tom Drunk
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10 The Hudson Affair The Hudson Affair
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    1976 · 2 tracks

    Natty Rebel
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  2. 8,279 listeners

    1990 · 20 tracks

    Version Of Wisdom
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  3. 6,394 listeners

    1 Jan 2007 · 14 tracks

    The Greatest Hits of U Roy
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    2022 · 42 tracks

    Version Galore
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