I-Roy

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Roy Samuel Reid (June 28, 1944-November 27, 1999, born in St. Thomas, Jamaica) better known as I-Roy was a Jamaican DJ who had a very prolific career during the '70s.

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[edit] Biography

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 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 by a series of strong albums including "Hell and Sorrow". For several years from 1975, I Roy engaged in an on-record slanging match with fellow DJ Prince Jazzbo, the two trading insults on successive singles, although in reality they were good friends. In 1976, I Roy signed to Virgin Records with whom he would go on to release five albums. Reggae's move to the Dancehall era in the 1980's saw I Roy's popularity decline and although he continued to record, his output was not of the standard that he had set in the previous decade.

He died in 1999 of heart failure.[1]

[edit] Trivia

Sidewalk Killer is featured on the Reggae radio station K-JAH Radio West in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, released in October 2004.

[edit] Album discography

  • "Presenting I Roy" (1973, Gussie/Trojan)
  • "Hell and Sorrow" (1974, Trojan)
  • "Many Moods Of I Roy" (1974, Trojan)
  • "Truths & Rights" (1975, Grounation)
  • "Step Forward Youth" (1975, Live & Love) with Prince Jazzbo
  • "Can't Conquer Rasta" (1976, Justice)
  • "Crisus Time" (1976, Caroline/Virgin)
  • "Dread Baldhead" (1976, Klik)
  • "Ten Commandments" (1977, Micron)
  • "Heart Of A Lion" (1977, Front Line)
  • "Musical Shark Attack" (1977, Front Line)
  • "The Best Of" (1977, GG's)
  • "The Godfather" (1977, Third World)
  • "The General" (1977, Front Line)
  • "World On Fire" (1978, Front Line)
  • "African Herbsman" (1979, Joe Gibbs)
  • "Hotter Yatta" (1980, Harry J)
  • "I Roy's Doctor Fish" (1981, Imperial)
  • "Outer Limits" (1983, Hawkeye)
  • "We Chat You Rock" (1987, Trojan) with Jah Woosh
  • "The Lyrics Man" (1990, Witty's)
  • "Head To Head Clash" (1990, Ujama) with Prince Jazzbo

[edit] Notable compilations

  • "Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuff" (1997, Blood and Fire)
  • "Touting I Self" (2001, Heartbeat)


[edit] References

  1. ^ I-Roy in Fuller Up - the Dead Musicians Directory

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

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