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Jayson Nugent (born 1972; also known as Agent Jay, and Crazy Baldhead) is a
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ist and DJ from
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who plays in the style of several
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n
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s. Nugent's experiments with
ska Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...
,
reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...
,
rocksteady Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish ...
,
dub music Dub is a musical style that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is commonly considered a subgenre of reggae, though it has developed to extend beyond that style.Dub: soundscapes and shattered songs in Jamaican reggae, p.&nb ...
, and skinhead reggae came to be noticed through his work with Version City and Stubborn Records. Since 1997, Nugent has been a staple in the
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ska community, playing backup for King Django, trading dub masters with
Victor Rice Victor Rice (born April 17, 1967) is an American bassist, composer and producer from Long Island, NY. Rice moved to New York City in 1985 to attend Manhattan School of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music, BM and MM degrees in orchestra ...
, and playing in
The Slackers The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of Nort ...
. Other bands that featured Nugent's guitar work in the 1990s include: Agent 99, Stubborn All-Stars, Da Whole Thing, and Version City Rockers. In 2007, Nugent released the ''Crazy Baldhead Has a Posse'' CD, which he produced over a 10-year period, with guest musicians featured in every song. Crazy Baldhead released ''The Sound of '69'' in the fall of 2008. This album features re-interpretations of pop hits from 1969 in the style of Jamaican music of the time - that is, the raw, funk-influenced early reggae championed by producers such as
Lee "Scratch" Perry Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, songwriter and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development ...
and
Harry J Harry Zephaniah Johnson (6 July 1945 – 3 April 2013), known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer. Biography Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, in 1945, Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass p ...
. In December 2013 Nugent released ''Boots Embraces'' after a successful crowd-funding campaign a
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The record features fellow members of the Slackers
Dave Hillyard Dave Hillyard is a tenor saxophonist originating from San Diego, California. He has performed in groups such as The Slackers, The Rocksteady Seven, The Donkey Show, Hepcat, Stubborn All-Stars, and has guested with the likes of Rancid, Vict ...
and
Vic Ruggiero Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Rugaroo, Bad Vic or Lord Sluggo) is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers, Stubborn ...
, and was mixed by Victor Axelrod. Most of the songs are written by Nugent, except "Revolution.Stop," which is inspired by The Clash's " Revolution Rock." The album cover states that "Aria" is written by J.S.
Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or ...
, but the song did not make the final cut. It is however available online.


Discography

*Agent 99 - ''Agent 99'' Cassette EP/Demo (1994) *Agent 99 - ''The Biggest Boy'' 7" (1995) *Stubborn All-Stars - ''Open Season'' (1995) *Stubborn All-Stars - ''Back With A New Batch'' (1997 *''Stubborn Records Presents: Version City'' (1997) *Agent 99 - ''Little Pieces: 1993-1995'' (1998) *Rocker T and Version City Rockers - ''Nicer By The Hour'' (1998) *New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - ''Get This!'' (1998) *Stubborn All-Stars - ''Nex Music'' (1999) *Victor Rice - ''At Version City'' (2000) *Stubborn All-Stars - ''At Version City'' (2001) *Version City - ''Dub Clash'' (2001) *Crazy Baldhead - ''Long Road/California'' 10" (2003) *Crazy Baldhead - ''Has A Posse 1997-2004'' (Stubborn, 2004) *The Slackers - '' Peculiar'' (2006) *The Slackers - ''The Boss Harmony Sessions'' (2007) *The Slackers - ''Minha Menina'' 7" (2007) *The Slackers - ''Self Medication'' (2008) *Crazy Baldhead - ''The Sound Of '69'' (2008) *The Slackers - ''Lost & Found'' (2009) *The Slackers - ''Dreidel'' 7" (2009) *The Slackers - ''NYC Boat Cruise 2009'' (Whatevski, digital only, 2009) *The Slackers - ''Slackfest NYC 2009'' (Whatevski, digital only, 2009) *The Slackers - ''Holiday Party With...'' (Whatevski, digital only, 2009) *The Slackers - ''Live On the West Side 4/6/10'' (Whatevski, digital only, 2010) *The Slackers - ''The Great Rocksteady Swindle'' (2010) *The Slackers - ''New Years Day'' 7" ( Urban Pirate Records,2010) *Crazy Baldhead - ''Too Much Technology'' 7" ( Urban Pirate Records, 2010) *Crazy Baldhead - ''The Reggae Will Not Be Televised'' (Whatevski, 2010) *The Slackers - ''Live In San Francisco 12/31/10'' (digital only, 2011) *The Slackers - ''Stash Box'' (2011) *Crazy Baldhead - ''Cutback'' 7" (Simmerdown Productions 2012) *Crazy Baldhead - ''Boots Embraces'' (2013) *The Upstarters - Bubble Dub (Agent Jay of The Slackers) (Remix) (2021)


References

Crazy Baldhead Has a Poss

The Sound of '6

The Reggae Will Not Be Televise

Crazy Baldhead - Aria (J. S. Bach cover

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