Rupie Edwards
| Rupie Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rupert Lloyd Edwards |
| Born | 4 July 1945 Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Instruments | Vocals, record producer |
Rupie Edwards (born Rupert Lloyd Edwards, 4 July 1945) is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer.
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Biography
Rupie Edwards was born in Saint Ann Parish, an only child. The family moved to Kingston in 1958, where he set up his first band while still at school. His record "Guilty Convict" and "Just Because" released by Blue Beat Records in 1962.[1] After recording a few singles, he became involved with the Virtues and, from 1968, started to focus only on his own productions.
By the beginning of the 1970s, apart from releasing singles as a singer, he had recorded artists like The Heptones, Bob Andy, Johnny Clarke, Joe Higgs, Gregory Isaacs and The Ethiopians on his own record labels 'Success' and 'Opportunity'. He also worked with DJs such as U-Roy and I-Roy, and released some instrumental versions with his studio band, The Rupie Edwards All Stars. The group included musicians such as saxophonist Tommy McCook, trombone player Vin Gordon, drummer Carlton 'Santa' Davis, guitarist Hux Brown, pianist Gladstone Anderson, bassist Clifton 'Jackie' Jackson and organist Winston Wright.
In 1974 and 1975, he scored hits in the UK Singles Chart with "Ire Feelings" and "Leggo Skanga".[2] Both tracks were based on the same riddim and an album containing new and older materials was released in 1975. In 1985, Trojan Records rounded up a full LP Ire Feelings - Chapter and Version composed entirely around this riddim, which had originally been cut by Edwards for, and voiced by, Johnny Clarke, for his Everyday Wondering.[3]
After these successes, Edwards moved to London, and since then has kept on producing and recording. He co-wrote "Big 7" with Judge Dread; "Buttoo" and "Lonely Man" with Gregory Isaacs; and singularly composed "Buckshot Dub", recorded both by King Tubby and Bill Laswell.
Discography
Albums
- Ire Feelings (1975), Cactus
- Jamaica Serenade (1976), Cactus
- Dub Classic (1977), Success
- Lovers Roots (198?), Success - split with Dobby Dobson
- Bible Music Citation (2007), Success
Compilations
- Various Artists - Yamaha Skank - 1974 - Success
- Rupie Edwards & Various Artists - Hit Picks - 1974 - Horse
- Rupie Edwards & Friends - Let There Be Version - 1974 - Trojan (1990)
- Rupie Edwards All Stars - Dub Basket - 1975 - Cactus
- Rupie Edwards All Stars - Dub Basket Chapter 2 - 1976 - Cactus
- Rupie Edwards All Stars & Various Artists - Pure Gold - Success
- Various Artists - House Of Lovers
- Various Artists - Rupie's Gems - 1972-1974 - Cactus
- Various Artists - Ire Feelings, Chapter & Version 1973-1975 - Trojan (1985)
- Various Artists - Rupie's Scorchers - 1969-1971 - Trybute (2002)
See also
References
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- Living people
- Jamaican record producers
- Jamaican reggae musicians
- Jamaican songwriters
- People from Saint Ann Parish
- Trojan Records artists
