Delroy Wilson
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- Works
- 2
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- Here come the heartaches
- Randy's Studio 17 sessions 1969 to 1976
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Delroy Wilson OD (5 October 1948 – 6 March 1995) was a Jamaican Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae singer. Born in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica, Wilson released his first single "Emy Lou" in 1961 for record producer, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, at the age of thirteen. His early years with Coxsone yielded a number of ska hits, the biggest of which, the Lee Perry-written "Joe Liges" was an attack on rival producer and former Dodd employee Prince Buster. This was followed by another Perry-written attack on Bus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- Kingston
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of Distinction
- Field of work
- ska
- Genre
- ska
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1948-10-05
- date of death
- 1995-03-06
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- birth name
- Delroy George Wilson
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
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