Ken Boothe

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Jamaica

Active from

1948-03-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

257,441

Total plays

1,958,385

Kenneth George Boothe O.D., also known as "Mr. Rock Steady", was born March 22nd, 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica. He's achieved much international success due to his talent in both singing and songwriting, remaining a consistent hitmaker locally and internationally during both the reggae and rocksteady eras of Jamaican sound. Boothe began his musical career in the early sixties, inspired by the musical talent he was surrounded by in his family. He collaborated with with Stranger Cole to form the duo

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

   · 2001 · cited 18,520x

2. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,412x

3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,393x

4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,814x

5. The Sequence of the Human Genome

   · 2001 · cited 10,178x

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Wikidata facts

Official website

www.kenboothemusic.com

Image

Ras Tingle and Ken Boothe on the set of 'Touch you".JPG

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