Rod Taylor (singer)
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Rod Taylor is a reggae
singer and producer, born in Jamaica
, West Indies
and Johnny Lee, Taylor recorded his first single, "Bad Man Comes and Goes" in 1975 for Ossie Hibbert
. He gained exposure as part of Bertram Brown's Freedom Sounds collective (along with other reggae artists such as Prince Alla
and Earl Zero
), releasing the hit single "Ethiopian Kings", which led to work with Mikey Dread
. He subsequently worked with a variety of producers in the late 1970s and early 1980s including Prince Far I
, Ossie Hibbert, Prince Hammer, and Nigger Kojak
.
Debut album, If Jah Should Come Now, was issued in 1979, with Where Is Your Love Mankind soon following in 1980. After a few quiet years, Taylor re-emeged in the late 1980s with the One In a Million album, with further releases following into the 2000s.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
singer and producer, born in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, West Indies
Biography
After forming a short-lived group called The Aliens with Barry BrownBarry Brown (singer)
Barry Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny Lee, but remaining popular throughout his career.-Biography:...
and Johnny Lee, Taylor recorded his first single, "Bad Man Comes and Goes" in 1975 for Ossie Hibbert
Ossie Hibbert
Oswald "Ossie" Hibbert is a Jamaican organist, keyboard player and record producer.-Biography:Hibbert began to be active in Jamaican music in the mid-1970s, working as a keyboard player as part of The Professionals, The Aggrovators and The Revolutionaries, and playing on dozens of albums by...
. He gained exposure as part of Bertram Brown's Freedom Sounds collective (along with other reggae artists such as Prince Alla
Prince Alla
Prince Alla aka Prince Allah or Ras Allah is a roots reggae singer whose career began in the 1960s, and has continued with a string of releases into the 2000s.-Biography:...
and Earl Zero
Earl Zero
Earl Anthony Johnson , better known as Earl Zero, is a Jamaican reggae singer whose career began in the 1970s.-History:Born 1953 in the Greenwich Town area of Kingston, Johnson was the eldest of ten children, his father a fisherman and his mother a fishmonger...
), releasing the hit single "Ethiopian Kings", which led to work with Mikey Dread
Mikey Dread
Michael George Campbell , better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music...
. He subsequently worked with a variety of producers in the late 1970s and early 1980s including Prince Far I
Prince Far I
Prince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...
, Ossie Hibbert, Prince Hammer, and Nigger Kojak
Nigger Kojak
Nigger Kojak is a reggae deejay and singer.-Biography:Perch began his career under the name Pretty Boy Floyd, deejaying on various sound systems...
.
Debut album, If Jah Should Come Now, was issued in 1979, with Where Is Your Love Mankind soon following in 1980. After a few quiet years, Taylor re-emeged in the late 1980s with the One In a Million album, with further releases following into the 2000s.
Albums
- If Jah Should Come Now (1980) Belva Sounds/Daddy Kool/Little Luke
- Where Is Your Love Mankind (1980) GreensleevesGreensleeves RecordsGreensleeves Records & Publishing is a record label specialising in dancehall and reggae music. The company was founded by Chris Cracknell and Chris Sedgwick and started as a small record store in West Ealing, London, in November 1975 and is based in Britain....
- One In a Million (1989) Sonic Sounds
- Lonely Girl (1990) King Culture
- Liberate (1993) Word Sound & Power
- Tell Dem (1999) Word Sound & Power
- Ethiopian Kings (1999) Patate
- Blackman History (2000) Mellow Sound
- Shining Bright (2002) Jah WarriorJah WarriorJah Warrior is a United Kingdom roots reggae/dub production team, record label, sound system, and musical group centred around Steve Mosco.- Overview :...
- Trust In Jah (2003) Cousins
- The Prophet Rise Again Corner Stone
- Garden of Eden (2007) Belleville
- Hold On Strong (2009) Nagona Music Records
- Stop & Look (2009) Sip A Cup