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Studio One is one of Jamaica's most renowned record labels and recording studios; it has been described as the Motown of Jamaica. The record label was involved with most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s, including ska , rocksteady , reggae , dub and dancehall .
Leroy Sibbles (born Leroy Sibblies, 29 January 1949) is a Jamaican reggae musician and producer. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960s and 1970s.. In addition to his work with The Heptones, Sibbles was a session bassist and arranger at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio and the associated Studio One label during the prolific late 1960s.
Donat Roy Mittoo (3 March 1948 – 16 December 1990), better known as Jackie Mittoo, [1] was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. [2] He was a member of The Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label.
Born in Kent Village, about 2 miles from Bog Walk, Donaldson first recorded for Studio One in 1964, although producer Clement Dodd declined to release the material. [1] [2] In the mid-1960s he formed The West Indians with Leslie Burke and Hector Brooks, and they had a hit with the J.J. Johnson-produced "Right On Time" in 1968, going on to record with Lee "Scratch" Perry and subsequently ...
Studio One (recording studio), an American facility in 1970–1989; Studio 1, a 2006 album by British girl group All Saints; Studio 1, a project and label of German techno musician Wolfgang Voigt; Studio One (company), an American marketing company; Studio One (nightclub), (later The Factory), a nightclub in West Hollywood, United States ...
Live Loving (1977, Studio One) Roots Archives states 1977, [11] Discogs says release year is unknown [12]; Showcase (1978, Studio One, probably a smaller edition in Jamaica by Studio One already 1977, [13] [14]); reissued in US as Showcase (1992, Heartbeat) with different mixing; reissued as Jah Jah Children 2012
Prince Jazzbo's early work with Clement "Coxsone" Dodd at Studio One produced several hits in 1972–1974 including: "School", "Fool For Love" and "Imperial I". His first hit in 1972 with Coxsone though was a version of Horace Andy's "Skylarking", which he re-worked as "Crabwalking". [4] He ran the Ujama record label for many years. [5]
The success of the string-laden reggae led to Trojan Records issuing a series of similarly arranged albums produced by Ashfield starting with the 1,000 Volts of Holt in 1973, a compilation of Holt's reggae cover versions of popular hits (and later followed by similarly named releases up to the Lee-produced 3,000 Volts of Holt).