Earl Sixteen

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Earl Sixteen
Birth name	Earl John Daley
Born	9 May 1958 (age 55)
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	Early 1970s - Present
Associated acts	Dreadzone

Earl Sixteen (b. Earl John Daley, 9 May 1958, Kingston, Jamaica)^[1] is a reggae singer whose career began in the mid-1970s.

Biography

Daley grew up in Waltham Park Road, Kingston,^[2] and, influenced by American soul and Jamaican artists such as Dennis Brown, began his singing career by entering local talent shows. He became the lead vocalist for the group The Flaming Phonics, playing live around Jamaica.^[2] Daley decided to drop out of school to pursue his music career, which prompted his mother to throw him out of the family home.^[2] Needing to make some money, the group tried out for producer Duke Reid, but left before finishing their recording for him due to his habit of firing live gunshots in the studio.^[2] They then worked with Herman Chin Loy, with Daley cutting his first solo track, "Hey baby". The group split up, with Daley concentrating on his solo career. Daley recorded "Malcolm X" for producer Joe Gibbs in 1975 - a track written by his school-friend Winston McAnuff, and which was later successfully covered by Dennis Brown.^[3]^[4] In 1977, he joined Boris Gardiner's group, The Boris Gardiner Happening, which brought him into contact with Lee "Scratch" Perry. In the late 1970s, after a spell with Derrick Harriott, Daley recorded four tracks at Perry's Black Ark studio, including the original recording of "White Belly Rat", also meeting Earl Morgan of The Heptones, who later produced his album, Shining Star.^[3] In the early 1980s he recorded singles for a variety of producers including Linval Thompson, Augustus Pablo, Clement Dodd, Sugar Minott, Yabby You, and Derrick Harriott, and recorded his debut album with Mikey Dread. He teamed up with Roy Cousins for two albums, Julie and Special Request. Earlier material recorded for Studio One was released as 1985's Showcase album.

In 1985, after spending time in the United States, he relocated to England, fathering a child. His child's mother knew Mad Professor, who Daley began working with. He also worked with other British producers such as Stafford Douglas.^[2]^[4] One of his tracks from this era was a cover version of "Holding Back the Years", which had been a big hit for Simply Red. Returning to Jamaica, he worked briefly with King Jammy. In the 1990s he made guest appearances on tracks by Leftfield. He is one of the two vocalists for the UK electronica/reggae band Dreadzone, who he has been with since 1995.^[1] He signed to WEA for his major label debut, 1997's Steppin' Out album. This album was nominated for a MOBO award in the same year. Earl has since been touring and working with Dreadzone band and more recently has joined Leftfield Band on tours all over the world. Currently Earl has been working with various producers in the UK and Europe and has also started his own label Merge Production which has been releasing vinyl's from the late 70's and the 80's which were previously unreleased by some of the many producers he has worked with..He is also currently doing shows with the Thomas Evers of RDBLCK Artist Agency based in Holland all across the Globe as a Reggae Ambassador.Peace Love and Guidance on this Roots Rock Reggae Journey. Earl would like to send a big thank you to all who has supported his career over the years and the real reggae lovers..The New Album on Merge Production.."Walls Of The City" Earl 16 Meets Nick Manaseh is out on the 4th March 2013 and features lots of UK and International artists.It will be available on Vinyl, digital download and CD.^[3]

Discography

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Gregory, Andy (2002) International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, Europa, ISBN 1-85743-161-8, p. 152
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dave Katz and Ray Hurford (1992). "Interview with Earl 16, Autumn, 1992, London". inetnebr.com. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0242-9.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "INTERVIEW EARL SIXTEEN FEEST IN HET PARK 08/2005". Rebel Base. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

External links

Earl Sixteen at Roots Archives

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Name	Sixteen, Earl
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Short description	Jamaican musician
Date of birth	9 May 1958
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