Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1940-03-27
early reggaejamaican skareggaerhythm & bluesrocksteadyska
Discography
- Love City
- Derrick Morgan in London1969
- Seven Letters1969
- Forward March1970
- Moon Hop1970
- Development1972
- In the Mood1974
- Feel So Good1975
- People Decision1977
- Still In Love1977
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- 158,259
- Total plays
- 1,299,337
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skareggaerocksteadyskinhead reggaeroots
Derrick Morgan (27 March 1940) is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. Born in Stewarton, in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, Derrick Morgan entered in 1957 the Vere Johns Opportunity Hour, a talent show held at the Palace Theatre in Kingston. He won with rousing impressions of Little Richard and, shortly after that, was recruited to perform around the island with the popular Jamaican comedy team Bim and Bam. In 1959 Morgan entered the recording studio for the first time. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Clarendon Parish
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- ska
- Record label
- Duke Reid
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- date of birth
- 1940-03-27
- different from
- Derrick Morgan
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
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