• Clint Eastwood & General Saint

    Stop That Train Clint Eastwood & General Saint

    Clint Eastwood & General Saint

    Clint Eastwood & General Saint were a reggae deejay duo of the early 1980s, consisting of Clint Eastwood (b. Robert Brammer[1]) and General Saint (b. Winston Hislop[2]). Noted for putting on lively, theatrical and humorous performances, Eastwood and Saint came to be known as a novelty act in Jamaica.[1] Jamaican Eastwood was already an established solo deejay with a string of albums behind him when he teamed up with British deejay Saint, their first release being "Tribute to General Echo", about the recently killed slack deejay. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Trio Valore

    Rehab Trio Valore

    Trio Valore

    It's with immense pleasure that we present on Record Kicks the full-length album by TRIO VALORE, the new deep funk & mod jazz super group formed by: STEVE WHITE – Joined The Style Council at the age of 17, and is considered by many to be the UK`s finest drummer of his generation, playing on 15 albums with the legendary Paul Weller. As a solo artist Steve has released 4 albums. As a sideman, he’s been one of the founders of the Acid Jazz movement with Galliano and he played with The Young Disciples Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Specials

    Do Nothing The Specials

    The Specials

    The Specials is an English “2 Tone” ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, Warwickshire. Their music combines a danceable ska beat with punk’s energy, underpinned by an informed political and social stance. The group was formed by songwriter/keyboardist Jerry Dammers, with Terry Hall (vocals), Lynval Golding (guitar, vocals) and a rhythm section featuring Horace Panter (bass) and John Bradbury (drums; born 16 February 1953, died 28 December 2015). Read more on Last.fm

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  • Gregory Isaacs

    Night Nurse Gregory Isaacs

    Gregory Isaacs

    Gregory Anthony Isaacs ⋆ 15 July 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica ⋆ 25 Oct 2010 in London UK ⋆ was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. He recorded an enormous amount of songs in the genres (regular) reggae, lovers rock, roots reggae. His nickname was the Cool Ruler. By the late 1970s, Isaacs was one of the biggest reggae performers, regularly touring the US and the UK. Well-known songs are Night Nurse, Mr Cop, My Only Lover, Tune In, and Love Is Overdue. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Aretha Franklin

    Who's Zoomin' Who? Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018) was a Memphis, Tennessee born and Detroit, Michigan reared American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul". She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings (on many, of which, she accompanied herself on keyboards and piano, a skill she learned at an early age, learning to play by ear, according to lifetime friend Smokey Robinson) but was also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, and gospel. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Central Line

    Walking Into Sunshine Central Line

    Central Line

    Central Line is an R&B and soul band from London, England. They recorded two albums with Mercury in the 1980s and had two hit singles in the United States, as well as one top 40 hit in their native country. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Gwen Guthrie

    Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan Mix) Gwen Guthrie

    Gwen Guthrie

    Gwen Guthrie (July 14 (some sources say July 9) 1950 – February 3, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Gary Glitter and Roberta Flack. Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma and raised in Newark, New Jersey. In school, she studied classical music, and her father began teaching her piano when she was eight years old. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Joyce Sims

    Come Into My Life Joyce Sims

    Joyce Sims

    Joyce Sims (born August 6, 1959 in Rochester, New York; died October 14, 2022) was an American singer, composer and pianist. Known for her '80s club anthems, her biggest hit was the soul/dance ballad, "Come Into My Life", which was a worldwide top ten hit in early 1988. Her debut album was largely mixed and produced by Kurtis Mantronik of hip hop crew Mantronix. Sims wrote every song on the album except "Love Makes A Woman." She followed the album with the single "Who's Crying Now" on Warlock Records in 1994. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Kurtis Blow

    The Breaks Kurtis Blow

    Kurtis Blow

    Curtis "Kurtis Blow" Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hop's first mainstream star. "The Breaks" (1980) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics, with its catchy disco tune and rapping style. Blow was influenced by DJ Hollywood. He became an MC in his own right around 1977, and changed his name to Kurtis Blow (as in a body blow) at the suggestion of his manager, future rap mogul Russell Simmons. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Bernard Wright

    Haboglabotribin' Bernard Wright

    Bernard Wright

    Bernard Wright (born in New York City on 16 November 1963; died 19 May 2022) was an American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums. Wright toured with Lenny White at 13 and played with Tom Browne in 1979. He got such strong response that he was signed to GRP in 1981. But the LP 'Nard stalled, though there was good reaction among R&B and fusion fans to the single "Just Chillin' Out. Read more on Last.fm

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