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Higgs and Wilson were a Jamaican singing duo, consisting of Joe Higgs and Roy Wilson. Higgs And Wilson, who came from Kingston's Trenchtown area, were one of Jamaica's first indigenous recording artists, and their debut single, "Oh Manny Oh"—produced by future Prime Minister Edward Seaga's West Indies Records Limited—sold over 50,000 copies in Jamaica in 1960. [1]
Stanley Motta was an electronics store proprietor who established a record label in Kingston, Jamaica [1] and opened the first privately owned recording studio in Jamaica in 1951, [2] [3] jump starting Jamaica's music industry. [4]
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Jamaica, sorted by type and name. ... Kingston HFO and Diesel 122.5 1953–62 [c] ... Wigton Windfarm Limited
J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. Consumer goods Distillers & vintners Kingston: 1825 Distiller P A Jamaica Air Shuttle: Consumer services Airlines Kingston: 2009 Airline, defunct 2013 P D Jamaica Observer: Consumer services Publishing Kingston: 1993 Newspaper P A Jamaica Pegasus Hotel: Consumer services Hotels Kingston: 1973 Hotel P A Jamaica Stock ...
In the late 1950s, Jamaican sound systems were becoming popular in Kingston and were developing into enterprising businesses. A radio repairman, Tubby found frequent work for the sound systems, as the tropical weather of the Caribbean island (often combined with sabotage by rival sound system owners) led to malfunctions and equipment failure. [4]
West Indies Records Limited (WIRL) was a recording studio in Kingston, Jamaica [1] established by future Prime Minister Edward Seaga in 1958. [2] Seaga recruited and recorded many artists such as Higgs and Wilson, and Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. As Seaga pursued his political career he sold it to Byron Lee in 1964 [3] who renamed it Dynamic ...
Pages in category "Companies based in Kingston, Jamaica" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Autocall was founded in 1908 by two businessmen from Shelby Electric Company after they witnessed a demonstration of a unique telegraph system in use at a plant for employee communication while on a business trip. Seeing the need for such a system at their own company, the two designed an automatic version of this system and founded Autocall.