Nitty Gritty Dirt Band · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Toaster Oven Cookbook
- Getting the Most from Your Aroma Rice Cooker
- Osterizer Blender Cookbook
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1966
2008 universal fire victimbluegrasscountrycountry rockfolkfolk rock
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 24,913
- Total plays
- 145,606
Tags
reggaedancehalldancehall reggaedubjamaican
Nitty Gritty was one of dancehall reggae's top singers in the 1980s. One of his earliest stageshow performances occured in 1979 alsongside General Echo and Madoo for the Stereophonic sound system. However, he didn't become a star until 1983-84, perfoming mostly for Sugar Minott's Youthman Promotion. By 1985, Nitty had recorded many hit tunes including "Run Down the World", "Good Morning Teacher", and "False Alarm" for the Jammys label. The latter was likely dancehall reggae's most popular "cou