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Delroy Wilson

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Jamaican singer (1948–1995)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Here come the heartaches
  • Randy's Studio 17 sessions 1969 to 1976

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Jamaica
Active from
1948-10-05
Active to
1995-03-06
lovers rockreggae

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
208,542
Total plays
1,336,897

Tags

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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

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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
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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