Tenor Saw

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Tenor Saw
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)
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