Bunny Lee

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Bunny Lee

Edward O'Sullivan Lee, better known as Bunny "Striker" Lee (born August 29, 1941) was a prominent, prolific and successful Jamaican record producer in the 1960s and 1970s. After producing the smash Everybody Needs Love for Slim Smith in 1969, he produced hits for Pat Kelly, Johnny Clarke, Delroy Wilson, Pat Kelly. Eric Donaldson, Owen Grey, Cornell Campbell and John Holt. His productions were prominent in 1974 and 1975 when the "flying cymbal" sound was the in-thing. His studio band was called The Aggrovators.

By 1977 Joe Gibbs and Channel One with the Hookim brothers became "the place to be", reducing Bunny Lee's prominence. During the late 1970s he produced almost every deejay. Most of these were quick productions, usually to classic Studio One or Treasure Isle rhythms. The aim was to get deejay versions on the street quickly. Deejays voiced at King Tubby's in the Waterhouse district of Kingston.

In 1982 an entire episode of the Channel 4 documentary series Deep Roots was dedicated to Mr. Lee.

Labels: Dynamic(JA), Jackpot.

Among Bunny Lee's children is Christian singer Errol Lee.