Leroy Wallace

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Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
Also known asMad Roy
Born (1950-08-22) 22 August 1950 (age 75)
OriginJamaica
Genres Reggae
Instrumentdrums

Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (born 22 August 1950) is a Jamaican drummer who worked for several years at Studio One, [1] and has worked with numerous reggae artists including The Gladiators, Inner Circle, [2] Prince Far I, Sound Dimension, Gregory Isaacs, Burning Spear, Ijahman Levi, Bruno Blum and Pierpoljak. He starred as himself in the lead role of the film Rockers . Wallace attended the Alpha Boys School in the 1960s and early 1970s, where he studied under Lennie Hibbert. [1] Wallace also joined The Skatalites when they reformed in the mid-1970s. [3] Wallace has been credited with inventing the 'Rockers' rhythm. [2]

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He has also recorded as a DJ on a number of tracks, for example "Herb Vendor", produced by Lee Perry, and "Universal Love", released under the pseudonym Mad Roy. [1]

Solo discography

Filmography

Leroy Wallace starred in the 1978 film Rockers , alongside Gregory Isaacs, Burning Spear, Big Youth, Dillinger, and Jacob Miller of Inner Circle.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, ISBN   1-84353-329-4, p. 8, 126
  2. 1 2 Hebdige, Dick (1987) Cut 'n' Mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music, Routledge, ISBN   978-0-415-05875-9, p. 68
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN   0-87930-655-6, p. 265
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