Clinton Anthony Fearon (born 13 January 1951) is a

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singer and musician. He has lived in

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since 1987.

Career

Jamaica

Clinton Fearon was born near

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, and quickly moved to St. Catherine, a rural Jamaican province. Fearon was heavily influenced by the music found at his local

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church. He returned to Kingston at age 16, where he founded his first band, The Brothers. Errol Grandison, who first encountered Fearon through his work with The Brothers, quickly offered him a chance to replace David Webber as the third member of The Gladiators.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, He joined the group in 1969, first as a singer and then as a bass player and background vocalist after the departure of both Grandison and David Webber. He remained with the group until 1987, often appearing as the leader on songs including "Chatty Chatty Mouth," "Rich Man Poor Man," "Get Ready" and "Let Jah Be Praised". During these years, he also worked as a session-man for a range of artists, including

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, Lee Perry,

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and

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United States

By the late 1980s, Fearon began to feel artistically crowded after nearly two decades of playing with the same band. As such, Fearon left the band and settled in Seattle, Washington following the Gladiators' 1987 American tour in order to launch his solo career. His first project in the United States, The Defenders, enjoyed a moderate success with the EP "Rock Your Bones" released in 1989. The group was short-lived, and disbanded in 1992. In 1994, Fearon reorganized his musical vision by forming The Boogie Brown Band. The group's debut album, "Disturb the Devil," marks the beginning of Fearon's successful solo career and features Barbara Kennedy on keyboards, Lamar Lofton on bass, Girt Bolo on drums and John Saba on guitar. He followed this release with a series of other albums produced by his newborn record label, Boogie Brown Productions. Notable releases under Boogie Brown Productions also include ''Mi An' Mi Guitar,'' a 2005 acoustic album that refashions classic Gladiators recordings such as "Richman Poorman" and "Streets Of Freedom." Clinton Fearon followed ''Mi An' Mi Guitar'' with his 2006 album ''Vision,'' which is composed of long, melodic songs that masterfully complement his earlier solo releases. In 2008, Clinton Fearon released ''Faculty Of Dub,'' featuring all original music as well as his own bass playing for the first time in nearly two decades. Clinton Fearon splits his time between Seattle and France, and continues to tour with The Boogie Brown Band. His 2012 album ''Heart And Soul'' reached number 20 of the World Music Charts Europe in August 2012. In 2016 he released the album ''This Morning''.New morning, new songs from Clinton Fearon
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'', 28 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016

Discography

Solo albums

*1994 - ''Disturb the Devil'' *1997 - ''Mystic Whisper'' *1999 - ''What a System'' + ''Dub Wise'' - dub version to ''What a System'' - (double CD) *2002 - ''Soon Come - Best'' *2004 - ''Give & Take'' *2005 - ''Mi An' Mi Guitar'' - acoustic album *2006 - ''Vision'' *2008 - ''Faculty Of Dub'' *2010 - ''Mi Deh Yah'' *2012 - ''Heart and Soul'' - acoustic album *2014 - ''Goodness'' *2016 - ''This Morning'' *2019 - ''History Say'' *2022 - ''breaking news''

With The Gladiators

*197X - "One The Other Side" (drawn from the album ''Presenting'') *197X - "Tribulation" (drawn from the album ''Presenting'') *197X - "Jah Almighty" (drawn from the album ''Presenting'') *197X - "Has Prayer To Thee" (drawn from the album ''Presenting'') *197X - "Untrue Girl" aka "Ungrateful Girl" (drawn from the album ''Bongo Red'', title produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry) *197X - "Small channel & Shine" (duet with Watty "King" Burnett, produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry) *197X - "Message To The Nation" (drawn from the 45rpm "Message To The Nation", produced by Lee " Scratch" Perry) *197X - "Stand Firm" (''Dat Ma Val'') *197X - "Togetherness" (''Sky High'') *1976 - "Chatty Chatty Mouth" (drawn from the album ''Trenchtown Mix Up'') *1976 - "Thief In The Night" (drawn from the album ''Trenchtown Mix Up'') *1977 - "Can You Imagines How I Feel" (drawn from the album ''Proverbial Reggae'') *1977 - "Marvel Not" (drawn from the album ''Proverbial Reggae'') *1977 - "Stop Before You Go" (drawn from the album ''Proverbial Reggae'') *1978 - "Get Ready" (drawn from the album ''Naturality'') *1978 - "Give Thanks & Praise" (drawn from the 45rpm produced by Yabby You and credited with the Prophets) *1979 - "Black Saturday" (drawn from 12" from Gregory Isaacs & U Roy The Tide Is High) *1979 - "Let Jah Be Praised" (drawn from the album ''Sweet So Till'') *1979 - "Backyard Meditation" (drawn from the album ''Sweet So Till'') *1979 - "Merrily" (drawn album ''Sweet So Till'') *1980 - "Oh What has Joy" (drawn from the album ''GladiAtors'') *1980 - "Disco Reggae" (drawn from the album ''GladiAtors'') *1982 - "Rich Man, Poor Man" (drawn from the album ''Back To Roots'') *1982 - "Streets Of Freedom" (drawn from the album ''Back To Roots'') *1982 - "Follow The Rainbow" (drawn from the album ''Back To Roots'') *1982 - "One Love" (drawn from the album ''Reggae To Bone'') *1982 - "I'm Not Crying" (drawn from compilation ''Full Time'') *2004 - "Dreadlocks The Time is Now" (19 track Compilation from Virgin Records)

DVDs

*''Live At Reggae Bash'' (

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2004)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fearon, Clinton 1951 births Living people People from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Jamaican reggae musicians