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I-Roy

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Born
28 June 1944
Born In
Saint Thomas, Jamaica
Died
27 November 1999 (aged 55)
Roy Samuel Reid (June 28, 1944-November 27, 1999, born in St. Thomas, Jamaica) - better known as I-Roy - was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the '70s. Deriving his name and to some extent his style from U-Roy, Reid was also heavily influenced in his early career by Dennis Alcapone. With early recordings for Gussie Clarke, Glen Brown, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Bunny Lee, Reid established himself at the forefront of 1970's reggae DJ's. His debut album "Presenting I Roy" is considered a classic of its genre, and was followed up b… read more
Roy Samuel Reid (June 28, 1944-November 27, 1999, born in St. Thomas, Jamaica) - better known as I-Roy - was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the '70s. Deriving his name and to some extent his style from U-Roy, Reid was also heavily influenced in his early career b… read more
Roy Samuel Reid (June 28, 1944-November 27, 1999, born in St. Thomas, Jamaica) - better known as I-Roy - was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the '70s. Deriving his name and to some extent his style from U-Roy, Reid was also heavily influenced in his early career by Dennis Alcapone. With early recordings for Gussie Clarke, Glen Brown, … read more

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1 Play track Don't Check Me with No Lightweight Stuff (1972-1975) Sidewalk Killer
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2 Play track Don't Check Me with No Lightweight Stuff (1972-1975) Noisy Place
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3 Play track Trojan Suedehead Box Set Space Flight
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5 Play track Don't Check Me with No Lightweight Stuff (1972-1975) Hot Stuff
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6 Play track Don Letts Presents The Mighty Trojan Sound Buck And The Preacher
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7 Play track Reggae Anthology - The Channel One Story Welding
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8 Play track Babylon - The Original Soundtrack Whap'n Bap'n
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9 Play track Gussie Presenting I-Roy First Cut Is the Deepest
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10 Play track Revelation Time Message From the Top
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Albums

  1. 14,848 listeners

    14 May 2007 · 18 tracks

    Original Deejay @ King Tubby's Studio
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  2. 5,828 listeners

    1994 · 17 tracks

    Black Man Time
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  3. 4,223 listeners

    1977 · 10 tracks

    Heart of a Lion
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  4. 4,136 listeners

    1 Jan 1976 · 11 tracks

    Musical Shark Attack
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