Jesse Green (reggae musician)

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Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican reggae and disco musician.

Green was a member of The Pioneers and drummed with Jimmy Cliff in the 1970s before launching a solo career in 1976.[1] He scored an international disco hit with a remix of his "Nice and Slow", and also scored several other minor hits in the U.S. and the UK.

[edit] Charting singles

  • "Nice and Slow (Disco Edit)" (1976) U.S. Disco #1 or #3,[2] UK #17[3]
  • "Flip" (1976) U.S. #17,[2] UK #26[3]
  • "Come With Me" (1977) UK #29[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Review of Nice and Slow, Allmusic.com
  2. ^ a b All Music Guide reports a #1 charting, but Joel Whitburn's books report it at #3.
  3. ^ a b c Search for "Jesse Green" performed at everyhit.com database on May 19, 2008.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.