Tenor Saw
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Tenor Saw | ||
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Background information | ||
Birth name | Clive Bright | |
Born | February 11, 1966, Kingston, Jamaica | |
Died | August 1988 | |
Genre(s) | Reggae, dancehall | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, singjay | |
Years active | 1980s |
Tenor Saw (born Clive Bright, February 11, 1966, Kingston, Jamaica) was a prominent dancehall singer in the 1980s. His best-known song was the 1985 hit "Ring the Alarm" on the "Stalag 17" riddim. Other well-known songs include "Roll Call" (1984, "Queen Majesty" riddim), "Pumpkin Belly" (1985, "Sleng Teng" riddim) and "Lots of Sign".
Tenor Saw was killed in a car accident in Houston, Texas in August 1988, at the age of 22.
[edit] Incomplete discography
- Fever (1985)
- Clash – with Cocoa Tea (1985)
- Wake the Town (1992)