Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall | |
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Birth name | Richard Hall |
Also known as | Dirty Harry |
Origin | Jamaica |
Genres | Reggae |
Instruments | Tenor Sax |
Associated acts | Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Jacob Miller |
Richard Hall was a Jamaican saxophonist who worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh and Burning Spear. Nicknamed "Dirty Harry," he also starred in the film Rockers alongside Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace.
A former Alpha Boys[1] school student famous for his tenor saxophone playing. In 1974 he played on Jacob Miller's "Keep On Knocking" for Augustus Pablo's Rockers Production team.[2] In 1975 he was asked to contribute to Burning Spear's "Marcus Garvey"[3] album which featured the Black Disciples[4] band. He also played on Peter Tosh's hugely successful second solo album, Equal Rights. The movie Rockers features Richard Hall, alongside Bobby Ellis and Tommy McCook, playing "Satta A Massagana" and features a picture of Richard Hall on the cover of the VHS release.[5]
Richard Hall was brutally shot and killed at a robbery in Manhattan.