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Lloyd Woodrowe James (born 26 October 1947),Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", 1997, Rough Guides, better known as Prince Jammy or King Jammy, is a Jamaican dub mixer,
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owner and record producer. He began his musical career as a dub master at
King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who influenced the development of dub music in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's studio work, in which as a mixing engineer he achiev ...
's recording studio. His dubs are known for their clear sound and use of effects.


Biography

After earning money from building amplifiers and repairing electrical equipment from his mother's house in Waterhouse in the late 1960s, he started his own
sound system Sound system may refer to: Technology media * Sound reinforcement system, a system for amplifying audio for an audience * High fidelity, a sound system intended for accurate reproduction of music in the home * Public address system, an institution ...
.Larkin, Colin: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, He also built equipment for other local systems. After leaving Jamaica to work in Canada for a few years in the early 1970s, he returned to Kingston in 1976 and set up his own studio at his in-laws' home in Waterhouse, and released a couple of
Yabby You Vivian Neville Jackson (14 August 1946 – 12 January 2010), better known as Yabby You (or sometimes Yabby U), was a reggae vocalist and producer, who came to prominence in the early 1970s through his uncompromising self-produced work. Biogra ...
productions. When
Philip Smart Philip Smart (9 April 1960 – 25 February 2014) was a Jamaican music producer based in New York City. Biography Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Smart's career spanned over five decades. While in high school, he produced his first record with ...
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King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who influenced the development of dub music in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's studio work, in which as a mixing engineer he achiev ...
's team to work in New York City, Jammy replaced him, getting to work with
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and Yabby You. In the late 1970s, he began to release his own productions, including the debut album from
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in 1977. In the 1980s, he became one of the most influential producers of
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music. His biggest hit was 1985's "Under Me
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" by Wayne Smith, with an entirely digital rhythm
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. Many credit this song as being the first "digital
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" in
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, leading to the modern
dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...
era. Later into 1980s, Jammy improvised reggae and dancehall, he digitalized old riddims, like Real Rock, and Far East. King Jammy then began working with top artists in
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throughout the 1980s and 1990s such as
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,
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,
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, Lieutenant Stitchie,
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, and even
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. Jammy's productions and sound system dominated reggae music for the remainder of the 1980s and into the 1990s.Bradley, pp. 28-29 He continues to work as a producer, working with some of today's top Jamaican artists, including
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.


Partial discography


Solo records or records with co-billing


Compilations

*Dub Gone 2 Crazy (
King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who influenced the development of dub music in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's studio work, in which as a mixing engineer he achiev ...
& Prince Jammy – 1975–79)
Blood and Fire (record label) Blood and Fire was a British reggae record label active from 1993-2014, specialising in reissues of 1970s dub. History Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Simply Red's Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman and Andy Dodd formed the record label in Mancheste ...
*Dub The Old Fashioned Way (Lee Perry & Prince Jammy – 197?) *Dubwise Revolution (King Tubby & Prince Jammy & Scientist – 197?) *The Rhythm King (Prince Jammy & Various Artists – 198?) *Umoja – 20th Century DEBwise (
Dennis Brown Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of l ...
Presents Prince Jammy – 1978)


Appearances on various artist compilations

*Big Showdown :#Round 2 :#Round 4 :#Round 6 :#Round 8 :#Round 10 *Black Black Minds :#Peace And Rest Version :#How Long Version :#Keep On Trying Version *
Bunny Lee Edward O'Sullivan Lee OD (23 August 1941 – 6 October 2020), better known as Bunny "Striker" Lee, was a Jamaican record producer. He was known as a pioneer of the United Kingdom reggae market, licensing his productions to Trojan Records i ...
Meets
King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who influenced the development of dub music in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's studio work, in which as a mixing engineer he achiev ...
& Aggrovators :#Channel One A Boy *Creation Rockers :#You're No Good *Don Letts Presents The Mighty Trojan Sound :# Out Of Order *Dub Chill Out :#Slow Motion Dub :#Black And White Dub :#Dub It in the Dancehall Dub :#Jump Song Dub *Dub Massive Chapter 1 :#Out Of Order :#Fist Of Fury *Dub Massive Chapter 2 :#Throne Of Blood :#Shaolin Temple *Dub Sessions :#Dub Investigation :#Brothers of the Blade *Dubwise & Otherwise :#Wreck Up A Version *Fat Man Dub Contest :#Jammy A No Fool :#Jammy's on the Move :#Jammy's A Shine :#Jammy's A Satta *Fatman Presents Twin Spin Vol I :#Second Generation *First, Second And Third Generation Of Dub :#Second Generation :#On The Scene *Flashing Echo :#Fist Of Fury :#Jammin For Survival :#Out Of Order Dub *Haul & Pull Up Selecta :#You're No Good (12") :#Jammin' For Survival (12") *Heavyweight Sound :#Problems Dub *In Fine Style :#A Useful Version *King Jammy in Roots :#Slaughterhouse Five :#Born Free (Extended Mix) :#Youth Man Dub *Kung Fu ! :#Shaolin Temple :#Throne Of Blood :#Fist Of Fury *Punky Reggae Party *Run It Red :#Chapter Of Money :#Dub Ites Green & Gold :#Higher Ranking :#A Stalawatt Version :#Mr. Bassie Dub :#Music Dub *Scratchy Sounds :#Brothers of the Blade *Straight To I Roy Head :#Channel One A Boy *The Crowning Of Prince Jammy :#Life Is A Moment in Space :#The Crowning Of Prince Jammy :#Return Of Jammy's Hi-Fi *'' The Rough Guide to Dub'' :#Chapter of Money *The Trojan Story Vol 1&2 :#Throne of Blood *
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Disco Vol 1 :# Love Can Conquer *This Is Crucial Reggae Dub :#Throne of Blood *Trojan 12" Box Set :#You're No Good :#Born Free *Trojan Dub Box Set Volume 2 :#Fist of Fury :#Throne of Blood :#Shaolin Temple *Under Me
Sleng Teng "Sleng Teng" is the name given to one of the first fully computerized riddims, influential in Music of Jamaica, Jamaican music and beyond. The riddim, which was the result of work by Noel Davey, Wayne Smith (musician), Ian "Wayne" Smith, and King ...
Extravaganza :#Sweet Teng *
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Music :#Step It Up in Dub :#Dub There :#The Champion Version :#Dub Is My Occupation


Albums produced

*Anthony Johnson – A Yah We Deh (1985) * Barry Brown – King Jammy Presents Barry Brown (1980) *Barry Brown – Showcase (1980) *Black Crucial – Mr. Sonny (1985) *Black Sounds Uhro – Love Crisis (1977) *
Black Uhuru Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru ( Swahili for 'freedom'). The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Derrick "Duckie" Simpson as the mainstay. They had their most successful pe ...
– Black Sounds of Freedom (1981) *Black Uhuru & Prince Jammy – Uhuru in Dub (1982) *
Cocoa Tea Colvin George Scott (3 September 1959 – 11 March 2025), better known as Cocoa Tea, was a Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter. Life and career Born in the fishing village of Rocky Point, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica on 3 September 1959, Cocoa ...
– The Marshall (1985) *
Dennis Brown Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of l ...
– History (1985) *Dennis Brown – Slow Down (1985) *
Errol Holt Errol Holt (born 19 July 1950), also known as Errol Carter and by his nickname Flabba, is a Jamaican bass guitar player and a singer who was a member of The Morwells and the Roots Radics and has played on hundreds of Jamaican albums. Biography ...
– Vision of Africa (1978) *
Frankie Paul Paul Blake (19 October 1965 – 18 May 2017), better known as Frankie Paul, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Born blind, he has been dubbed by some 'The Jamaican Stevie Wonder'. Biography Born in Jamaica in 1965, Blake was born blind bu ...
– Sara (1987) *Frankie Paul & Michael Palmer – Double Trouble (1985) *
Half Pint Lindon Andrew Roberts (born 11 November 1961),Josephs, Karla (2012)Big deal for Half Pint", ''Jamaica Observer'', 7 June 2012, retrieved 8 June 2012 professionally known as Half Pint, is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. Biograp ...
– Money Man Skank (1984) *Half Pint – One in a Million (1984) *Kruxial Selecta- Long inna Time (1986) *
Horace Andy Horace Andy (born Horace Keith Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as " Skylarking", as well as "Government Land", "Angel", "Spying Glass", and "Five Ma ...
– Haul And Jack Up (1987) * Hortense Ellis – Reflections (1979) *
Hugh Mundell Hugh Mundell (14 June 1962 – 14 October 1983) was a Jamaican roots reggae singer. Biography Mundell was born the fourth child and only boy to Theresa and Alvin Mundell. Alvin Mundell was a successful lawyer.Campbell, Howard (2012)Hugh Munde ...
Featuring
Lacksley Castell Lacksley Castell, sometimes misspelled Laxley, Lacksly, Lasky or Locksley Castel (10 April 1959 – November 1983) was a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his work in the early 1980s. Biography Lacksley Castell was born in 1959, (although s ...
– Jah Fire (1980) * Johnny Osbourne – Folly Ranking (1980) *Johnny Osbourne – Mr Body Bye (198?) *Johnny Osbourne – Musical Chopper (1983) *Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping (1983) * Jolly Brothers – Consciousness (1979) *
Junior Reid Delroy "Junior" Reid (born 6 June 1963) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. From 1986 to 1988, he served as lead vocalist for the reggae band Black Uhuru on three albums: '' Brutal'' (1986), '' Positive'' (1987), and ''Black Uhuru Live i ...
– Boom Shack A Lack (1985) *
King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who influenced the development of dub music in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's studio work, in which as a mixing engineer he achiev ...
& Prince Jammy & Scientist – Dubwise Revolution (197?) *
Leroy Smart Leroy Smart (born 1952) is a reggae singer-songwriter and record producer from Kingston, Jamaica. Biography Smart was born in 1952 and orphaned at the age of two. He was raised at Maxfield Park Children's Home and educated at Alpha Boys School ...
– She Just A Draw Card (1982) *Leroy Smart – Showcase (1985) *Leroy Smart – We Rule Everytime (1985) *
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– Clarks Booty (1985) *Michael Palmer – I'm So Attractive (1985) *Natural Vibes – Life Hard A Yard (1982) *Niccademos (
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) – Dance Hall Style (1982) *Noel Phillips – Youth Man Vibrations (1981) *Peter Yellow – Hot (1982) *Prince Jammy – Kamikazi Dub (1979) *Prince Jammy – Osbourne in Dub (1983) *Prince Jammy – Prince Jammy Destroys The Invaders (1982) *Prince Jammy – Strictly Dub (1981) *Prince Jammy & Various Artists – The Rhythm King (198?) * Sugar Minott – A Touch of Class (1985) *Sugar Minott – Bitter Sweet (1979) *Tonto Irie – Jammy's Possee (198?) *Travellers – Black Black Minds (1977) *U Black – Westbound Thing A Swing (1977) *
U Brown Huford Brown (born 8 June 1956, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by the stage name U Brown, is a reggae deejay who released eleven albums between 1976 and 1984. Biography Brown grew up in Bond Street in Kingston, living two doors away from Du ...
– Mr Brown Something (1978) *U Brown vs Peter Yellow – DJ Confrontation (1982) *Various Artists – 10 To 1 (1985) *Various Artists – 1985 Master Mega Hits (1985) *Various Artists – 1985 Master Mega Hits Vol 2 (1985) *Various Artists – King Jammy – A Man And His Music Vol 1 (197?–8?) *Various Artists – King Jammy – A Man And His Music Vol 2 (198?) *Various Artists – King Jammy – A Man And His Music Vol 3 (198?) *Various Artists – King Jammy in Roots (197?–8?) *Various Artists – King Jammy's at Channel 1 (1977–79) *Various Artists – Prince Jammy Presents Vol 1 (1986) *Various Artists – Superstar Hit Parade (1986) *Various Artists – Under Me Sleng Teng Extravaganza (1985) *
Wayne Smith (musician) Wayne Smith (born Ian Flemmings Smith; born 5 December 1965 – 17 February 2014) was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician best known for his 1985 hit "Under Me Sleng Teng", which is regarded as the track which initiated the digital era of ...
– Smoker Super (1985) *Wayne Smith – Under Me Sleg Teng (1985) *Wayne Smith – Youthman Skanking (1982) *Ween – Friends EP (only track No. 4 "King Billy")


Albums engineered and/or mixed

* Agrovators – Kaya Dub (19770 *
Alton Ellis Alton Nehemiah Ellis (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008)Godfather ...
– Many Moods of Alton Ellis (1978–80) * Alton Ellis & Heptones – Alton Ellis Sings, Heptones Harmonise (1978–80) *
Augustus Pablo Horace Michael Swaby (21 June 1953 – 18 May 1999), Thompson, Dave (2002). ''Reggae & Caribbean Music''. Backbeat Books. , pp. 200–202. also known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub composer, performer, record produc ...
– El Rocker's (1972–75) * Augustus Pablo – Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Fire House (1980) * Augustus Pablo – Original Rockers (1972–75) *
Barrington Levy Barrington Ainsworth Levy (born 30 April 1964) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist from Clarendon, Jamaica. Career In 1977, Levy formed a band called the Mighty Multitude, with his cousin, Everton Dacres; the pair released "My Bla ...
– Englishman (1979) * Barrington Levy – Englishman – Robin Hood (1979–80) * Barry Brown – King Jammy Presents Barry Brown (1980) * Barry Brown – The Best of Barry Brown (197?) * Barry Brown Meets
Cornell Campbell Cornel Campbell aka Don Cornel or Don Gorgon (born 23 November 1945 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer, best known for his trademark falsetto voice, and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960s and his later work with Bunny Lee in ...
– Barry Brown Meets Cornell Campbell (197?) *
Bim Sherman Jarret Lloyd Vincent (12 February 1950 – 17 November 2000), better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman (others include Jarrett Tomlinson, Jarrett Vincent, Lloyd Vincent, J. L. Vincent, and Lloyd Tomlinson), was a Jamaican musician a ...
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Dub (1988) * Bim Sherman Meets
Horace Andy Horace Andy (born Horace Keith Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as " Skylarking", as well as "Government Land", "Angel", "Spying Glass", and "Five Ma ...
And U Black – In A Rub A Dub Style (1982) * Black Sounds Uhro – Love Crisis (1977) * Black Uhuru – Black Sounds of Freedom (1981) * Black Uhuru & Prince Jammy – Uhuru in Dub (1982) * Carl Harvey – Ecstasy of Mankind (1978) * Carlton Patterson &
King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who influenced the development of dub music in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's studio work, in which as a mixing engineer he achiev ...
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of Drums (197?) * Cornell Campbell – Boxing (1982) * Cornell Campbell – Follow Instructions (1983) * Cornell Campbell – Turn Back The Hands of Time (1977) * Creation Rebel – Close Encounters of the
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(1978) * Crucial Bunny Vs Prince Jammy – Fat Man Dub Contest (1979) * DEB Music Players – 20th Century DEB-Wise (1978) * David Jahson – Natty Chase The Barber (1978) *
Delroy Wilson Delroy George Wilson CD (5 October 1948 – 6 March 1995) Greene, Jo-Ann, " Delroy Wilson Biography, allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. Wilson is often regarded as Jamaica's first child s ...
– Go Away Dream (1982) * Dennis Brown – Slow Down (1985) * Dennis Brown Presents Prince Jammy – Umoja – 20th Century DEBwise (1978) * Dillinger – Cornbread (1978) *
Earl "Chinna" Smith Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest,Johnson, Richard (2013)The Melchizedek way, ''Jamaica Observer'', 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013 is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late ...
– Sticky Fingers (1977) * Eek A Mouse – Wa Do Dem (1981) *
Frankie Paul Paul Blake (19 October 1965 – 18 May 2017), better known as Frankie Paul, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Born blind, he has been dubbed by some 'The Jamaican Stevie Wonder'. Biography Born in Jamaica in 1965, Blake was born blind bu ...
& Michael Palmer – Double Trouble (1985) *
Gregory Isaacs Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010)Thompson, p. 127. was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in ''The New York Times'', described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".Miles, Milo (1992),RECORDI ...
– Slum in Dub (1978) * Half Pint – One in a Million (1984) * Horace Andy – In The Light / In The Light Dub (1977) * Hortense Ellis – Jamaica's First Lady of Songs (1977) *
Hugh Mundell Hugh Mundell (14 June 1962 – 14 October 1983) was a Jamaican roots reggae singer. Biography Mundell was born the fourth child and only boy to Theresa and Alvin Mundell. Alvin Mundell was a successful lawyer.Campbell, Howard (2012)Hugh Munde ...
Featuring Lacksley Castell – Jah Fire (1980) *
I Roy 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 Co ...
– Can't Conquer Rasta (1976) * Jah Frankie Jones – Satta An Praise Jah (1977) *
Jah Lloyd Jah Lloyd, aka Jah Lion, The Black Lion of Judah, and Jah Ali (29 August 1947 – 12 June 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer, deejay and producer. Biography Patrick Lloyd Francis was born in Point Hill, Saint Catherine Parish in 1947.Katz, D ...
– Black Moses (1979) *
Jah Stitch Jah Stitch (born Melbourne James, 27 July 1949 – 28 April 2019) was a reggae deejay best known for his recordings in the 1970s. Biography After an introduction to music singing in a yard with the likes of The Wailers, The Heptones, Roy Sh ...
– Original Ragga Muffin (1975–77) *
Johnny Clarke Johnny Clarke (born 12 January 1955) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known for his recordings with producer Bunny Lee in the 1970s. Biography Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town and attended Jamaica College.Keith Hudson Keith Hudson (18 March 1946 – 14 November 1984),Thompson, p.311 was a Jamaican reggae artist and record producer. He is known for his influence on the dub movement. Biography Raised in a musical family, Hudson attended Boys Town School i ...
– Rasta Communication (1978) * King Tubby – Dub Gone Crazy (1975–79) * King Tubby – Dub Like Dirt (1975–77) * King Tubby – Majestic Dub (197?) * King Tubby's and the Agrovators – Dubbing in the Back Yard (1982) * King Tubby & Aggrovators –
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Dub (1975) * King Tubby & Prince Jammy – Dub Gone 2 Crazy (1975–79) * King Tubby & Prince Jammy & Scientist – First, Second And Third Generation of Dub (1981) * Leroy Smart – Reggae Showcase Vol 1 (197?) * Leroy Smart – Superstar (1977) * Leroy Smart – Superstar (1976) *
Linval Thompson Leval Alphonso Thompson (born 12 October 1954, Kingston, Jamaica), also known as Linval Thompson, is a Jamaican conscious roots reggae vocalist, dub musician and record producer. Biography Thompson was raised in Kingston, Jamaica, but spent ti ...
& Wayne Jarrett &
Ranking Trevor Maxwell Grant (20 January 1960 – 7 August 2012), better known as Ranking Trevor and sometimes as Ranking Superstar, was a Jamaican reggae deejay. Biography Grant began deejaying as a teenager in the 1970s, and began his recording career at th ...
– Train To Zion Dub (1981) * Lord Sassafrass – Horse Man Connection (1982) *
Michael Prophet Michael George Haynes (3 March 1957 – 16 December 2017), known professionally as Michael Prophet, was a Jamaican roots reggae singer known for his "crying" tenor vocal style, whose recording career began in 1977. Prophet was one of Jamaica’s ...
– Serious Reasoning (1980) *
Mikey Dread Michael George Campbell (4 June 1954 – 15 March 2008), better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. Biography Born in Port Antonio ...
– African Anthem (1979) * Mikey Dread – Dread at the Controls (1979) * Mother Liza With
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– Chant Down
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(198?) * Noel Phillips – Youth Man Vibrations (1981) * Paragons – Heaven & Earth (197?) * Paragons – Now (1982) * Pat Kelly – One Man Stand (1979) * Peter Yellow – Hot (1982) *
Prince Far I Prince Far I (23 March 1945 – 15 September 1983) was a Jamaican reggae deejay and producer, and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics abou ...
– Cry Tuff Dub Encounter II (1979) *
Prince Hammer Berris Simpson, better known as Prince Hammer, is a Jamaican reggae deejay, singer, and record producer. Biography Simpson was born at the Jubilee Hospital in Kingston and grew up in a Christian family in Kingston.Peter I (2005)Prince Hammer: ...
– World War Dub Part 1 (1979) * Prince Jammy – Dub Culture (1983] * Prince Jammy – Fatman vrs. Shaka in a Dub Conference (1980) * Prince Jammy – Kamikazi Dub (1979) * Prince Jammy – Prince Jammy Destroys The Invaders (1982) * Prince Jammy – Strictly Dub (1981) * Revolutionaries – Goldmine Dub (1979) * Rockers All Stars – Chanting Dub with the Help of the Father (1978) * Rod Taylor (singer), Rod Taylor – Ethiopians Kings (1975–80) * Scientist – Heavy Metal Dub (1982) *
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– Raiders of the Lost Dub (1981) * Sly and the Revolutionaries With Jah Thomas – Black Ash Dub (1980) * Sugar Minott – Bitter Sweet (1979) * Sugar Minott – Black Roots (1980) * Sugar Minott –
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-ology (1979) *
Tappa Zukie Tapper Zukie (or Tappa Zukie) (born David Sinclair, 1955, Kingston, Jamaica) is a roots reggae deejay and producer.Greene, Jo-AnnTapper Zukie Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-02-15 Biography Tapper was the nickname given to him by his gran ...
– Escape From Hell (1977) * Tappa Zukie – Tapper Roots (1978) * The Agrovators – Jammies in Lion Dub Style (1978) * The Rass-es Band & Prince Jammy – Harder Na Rass (1979) *
Tommy McCook Tommy McCook (4 March 1927 – 5 May 1998) was a Jamaican saxophonist. A founding member of The Skatalites, he also directed The Supersonics for Duke Reid, and backed many sessions for Bunny Lee or with The Revolutionaries at Channel ...
– Blazing Horns – Tenor in Roots (1976–78) * Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis – Blazing Horns (1977) * Travellers – Black Black Minds (1977) * Trinity – Dreadlocks Satisfaction (1978) *
U Brown Huford Brown (born 8 June 1956, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by the stage name U Brown, is a reggae deejay who released eleven albums between 1976 and 1984. Biography Brown grew up in Bond Street in Kingston, living two doors away from Du ...
– Mr Brown Something (1978) * Uniques – Showcase (1978) * Various Artists – Superstar Hit Parade (1986) * Wayne Smith – Smoker Super (1985) * Wayne Smith – Youthman Skanking (1982) *Ween – Friends EP (only track No. 4 "King Billy") * Yabby U – Jah Jah Way (1980) * Yabby You – Beware (1978) * Yabby You – Dub It to the Top (1976–79) * Yabby You & Various Artists – Jesus Dread (1972–77)


As an arranger

* Black Crucial – Mr. Sonny (1985) * Black Sounds Uhro – Love Crisis (1977) * Dennis Brown – History (1985) * Dennis Brown – Slow Down (1985) * Johnny Osbourne – Folly Ranking (1980) * Noel Phillips – Youth Man Vibrations (1981) * The Agrovators – Jammies in Lion Dub Style (1978)


As a percussionist

* Dennis Brown – Slow Down (1985) * Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping (1983)


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Interview part 1
9 April 2007 on
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Interview part 2
9 April 2007 on
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Tunes produced by King JammyDiscography at Discogs
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