Errol Dunkley

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Errol Dunkley
Born (1951-02-06) 6 February 1951 (age 69)
OriginKingston, Jamaica
Genres Reggae, rocksteady
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1965–present
Labels African Museum, Silver Ring Burning Sounds
Associated acts Gregory Isaacs

Errol Dunkley (born 6 February 1951), [1] sometimes spelled Erroll Dunkley, is a Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1951.

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Biography

Dunkley's recording career began in 1965, when he was 14, with "Gypsy" (a duet with Roy Shirley) for Linden Pottinger's Gaydisc label, "My Queen" (with Junior English) for Prince Buster, and "Love Me Forever" on the Rio label. [2] From 1967 to 1968, he recorded several singles for Joe Gibbs, including "Please Stop Your Lying" (1967) and "Love Brother" (1968), before switching to Coxsone Dodd in 1969. [3]

In the early 1970s, with Gregory Isaacs, he formed the African Museum record label. Isaacs soon took sole control of the label, and Dunkley formed Silver Ring, a new label. In 1972, he teamed up with producer Jimmy Radway for two of his most popular singles, "Keep the Pressure Down" and "Black Cinderella". The same year saw the release of Dunkley's debut album, Presenting Errol Dunkley, produced by Sonia Pottinger, which included the track "A Little Way Different".

Dunkley continued to record throughout the 1970s and toward the end of the decade his popularity in the UK grew, resulting in a breakthrough UK Singles Chart hit in 1979 with "OK Fred", a cover version of a song written by John Holt, that reached number 11. [4] His 1980 release "Sit Down And Cry" also reached the charts.

Dunkley re-recorded "OK Fred", his biggest hit, in 1996 with Queen Sister *N*.

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References

  1. "Errol Dunkley b'day bash on February 6", Jamaica Observer , 6 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018
  2. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae. Muze. ISBN   0-7535-0242-9.
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  4. Guinness Book of British Hit Singles – 16th Edition – ISBN   0-85112-190-X