I-Roy
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Roy Samuel Reid (28 June 1944 – 27 November 1999), better known as I-Roy, was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the 1970s.
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- United States
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- 1936-04-23
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- 1988-12-06
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Roy Samuel Reid (June 28, 1944-November 27, 1999, born in St. Thomas, Jamaica) - better known as I-Roy - was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the '70s. Deriving his name and to some extent his style from U-Roy, Reid was also heavily influenced in his early career by Dennis Alcapone. With early recordings for Gussie Clarke, Glen Brown, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Bunny Lee, Reid established himself at the forefront of 1970's reggae DJ's. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/I-Ro
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Family name
- Reid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Saint Thomas Parish
- Place of death
- Spanish Town
- Occupation
- disc jockey
- Field of work
- reggae
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Trojan Records
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- date of birth
- 1944-06-28
- date of death
- 1999-11-27
- birth name
- Roy Samuel Reid
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- end of work period
- 1983-00-00
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Roy Samuel Reid (28 June 1944 – 27 November 1999), better known as I-Roy, was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the 1970s.
==Biography== Born in 1944 in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, Reid graduated from Dinthill Technical College before starting his musical career via his Soul Bunny sound system in 1968, running it on Victoria Pier on Wednesday afternoons, while working during the day as a government accountant. He went on to work on the Spanish Town-based Son's Junior sound system, where he was spotted by producer Harry Mudie, who renamed him 'I-Roy'.
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