King Mellow Yellow
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King Mellow Yellow was a Jamaican Dancehall DJ. Being one of three popular albino
DJs in the 1980s (Yellowman, Purpleman, and King Mellow Yellow), in song, he often referred to himself as "The Yellow Hands".
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In 1983 and 1984, Mellow Yellow released more singles with other artists and by himself. Some of those artists include Sammy Dread and Fathead
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Albinism
Albinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin...
DJs in the 1980s (Yellowman, Purpleman, and King Mellow Yellow), in song, he often referred to himself as "The Yellow Hands".
Career
In 1981, King Mellow Yellow began recording his first album. It released One year later in 1982 in Jamaica on the Jamrock label. Later that year, he released "King Mellow Yellow Meet Yellowman", a clash album with another albino DJ YellowmanYellowman
Yellowman is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay, widely known as King Yellowman...
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In 1983 and 1984, Mellow Yellow released more singles with other artists and by himself. Some of those artists include Sammy Dread and Fathead
Fathead
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12" Discos
| Name | Year | Label |
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| Butter Move | 1983 | Entertainment |
| Dread Buffalo Soldier | 198X | Jamrock |
| Herpes Doctor | 198X | Jamrock |
| Sanitation | 1983 | Black Fruit |
| Sitting On The Ritz | 1983 | Entertainment |
| Telephone Man (w/ Sammy Dread) | 1984 | Brown's Music Inc. |
| That's The Sound (w/ Fathead) | 1984 | Entertainment |
| Wha-Do-Dem-So (Dub Version of Above Song) | 1984 | Entertainment |