Boris Gardiner

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Born
13 January 1943 (age 83)
Born In
Rollington Town, Kingston, Jamaica
Gardiner first came to prominence in the late 1960s when he, along with many famous Jamaican musicians, were part of the studio based group, The Upsetters. He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 1970. Actually, he nearly did not appear at all. The story about his first hit is that, when it was released in the UK, the first copies were printed with the label incorrectly identifying Byron Lee as the performer. The reality was that he was the instrumental track's record producer. The UK Singles Chart for the first entry, and the subsequent first four weeks of its r… read more
Gardiner first came to prominence in the late 1960s when he, along with many famous Jamaican musicians, were part of the studio based group, The Upsetters. He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 1970. Actually, he nearly did not appear at all. The story about his first hit is … read more
Gardiner first came to prominence in the late 1960s when he, along with many famous Jamaican musicians, were part of the studio based group, The Upsetters. He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 1970. Actually, he nearly did not appear at all. The story about his first hit is that, when it was released in the UK, the first copies were printed with… read more

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1 Play track Moonlight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Every Nigger Is a Star
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2 Play track I Want to Wake Up With You: The Best of Boris Gardiner I Want To Wake Up With You
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 24 listeners
3 Play track Friends and Lovers You Just Got to Be in Love
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 17 listeners
4 Play track Now That's What I Call Music 8 I Wanna Wake Up With You
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5 I Want to Wake Up With You: The Best of Boris Gardiner You Make Me Feel Brand New
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6 Play track Every Nigger Is a Star Ghetto Funk
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7 Play track Every Nigger Is a Star Funky Nigger
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8 Play track Every Nigger Is a Star Negril
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9 Play track Every Nigger Is a Star Home Again
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10 Play track Every Nigger Is a Star Rough & Tough in the Ghetto
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Albums

  1. 44,951 listeners

    1973 · 10 tracks

    Every Nigger Is a Star
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  2. 10,601 listeners

    2002 · 17 tracks

    Friends and Lovers
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  3. 5,935 listeners

    19 Apr 2004 · 25 tracks

    I Want to Wake Up With You: The Best of Boris Gardiner
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  4. 1,768 listeners

    1993 · 17 tracks

    This Is Boris Gardiner
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